Developmental care in the newborn intensive care unit

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-142

  Als, Heidelise ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0031860752     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199804000-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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