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Thermally controlled water-filled mattress for warming preterm infants: a physical assessment

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Huddinge Hospital, S-14186, Huddinge, Sweden

    I. Sarman & R. Tunell

  2. Department of Medical Engineering, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, F60 Novum, S-14186, Huddinge, Sweden

    T. Ribbe

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Sarman, I., Ribbe, T. & Tunell, R. Thermally controlled water-filled mattress for warming preterm infants: a physical assessment. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 31, 639–643 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441815

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