Massage stimulates growth in preterm infants: A replication

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 167-188

  Scafidi, Frank A ^a   Field, Tiffany M ^a   Schanberg, Saul M ^b   Bauer, Charles R ^a   Tucci, Karen ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline ^a   Morrow, Connie ^a   Kuhn, Cynthia M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

activity; massage; preterm infants; stimulation; weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; PREMATURITY; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 0025124175     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0163-6383(90)90029-8     Document Type: Article

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