Transepidermal water loss in newborns within the first 24 hours of life: Baseline values and comparison with adults

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 191-195

  Raone, Beatrice ^a   Raboni, Roberta ^a   Rizzo, Nicola ^a   Simonazzi, Giuliana ^a   Patrizi, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN WATER LOSS; SPONTANEOUS PLACENTAL DELIVERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84895928207     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12274     Document Type: Article

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