Kangaroo mother care

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-39

  Hann, Mary ^a   Malan, Atties ^a   Kronson, Michelle ^a   Bergman, Nils ^a   Huskisson, Joan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032993320     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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