Heat Loss Prevention (HeLP) in the delivery room: A randomized controlled trial of polyethylene occlusive skin wrapping in very preterm infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 750-753

  Vohra, Sunita ^a   Roberts, Robin S ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Janes, Marianne ^a   Schmidt, Barbara ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

APGAR SCORE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 9744232179     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.07.036     Document Type: Article

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