Effect of virgin coconut oil application on the skin of preterm newborns: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 129-135

  Konar, Mithun Chandra ^a   Islam, Kamirul ^a   Roy, Atanu ^a   Ghosh, Taraknath ^a  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Coconut oil; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Preterm; Skin maturity

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INFANT CARE; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; APNEA; COCONUT OIL; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEPSIS; SKIN;

EID: 85082780357     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmz041     Document Type: Article

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