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Touch detection of neonatal hypothermia in Nepal

The use of touch by health workers to detect hypothermia was examined in 250 newborns in Nepal. Palpation of the feet shows fair interobserver agreement (κ  =  0.4–0.7) and high sensitivity (>80%) but low specificity (36%–74%) compared with axillary thermometry. Traditional birth attendants shoul...

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Main Authors: Ellis, M, Manandhar, D, Hunt, L, Barnett, S, Azad, K
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BMJ Group 2006
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672844/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16923935
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2005.086165
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