High-tech, high-touch care: A nicu design that caters to its fragile patients.

Nursing Management

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 40-43

  Altimier, Leslie ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0006903453     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200107000-00018     Document Type: Article

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