Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2009, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Symington, Amanda J ^a   Pinelli, Janet ^b  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33745048031     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001814.pub2     Document Type: Review

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