Breastfeeding in premature infants: In-hospital clinical management

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 80, Issue 5 SUPPL. 5, 2004, Pages

  Do Nascimento, Maria Beatriz R ^a,b,d   Issler, Hugo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOINVILLE REGION   (Brazil)

^b Maternidade Darcy Vargas   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Human milk; Neonatal care; Newborn; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SECRETION; STANDARD;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS;

EID: 21644452183     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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