Development of preterm infants: Feeding behaviors and brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale at 40 and 44 weeks' postconceptional age

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-363

  Medoff Cooper, Barbara ^a   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; Neurobehavioral development; Sucking

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044469643     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200510000-00007     Document Type: Article

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