Developmental versus Conventional Care: A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 97-113

  Stevens, Bonnie ^a,d   Petryshen, Patricia ^b   Hawkins, John ^b   Smith, Barry ^c   Taylor, Pamela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEONATAL NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0030325848     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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