Massage therapy facilitates weight gain in preterm infants

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 51-54

  Field, Tiffany ^a  

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

Author keywords

Massage therapy; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035534023     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00113     Document Type: Article

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