One size does not fit all: Parents' evaluations of a support program in a newborn intensive care nursery

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-261

  Hurst, Irene ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family centered care; Newborn intensive care; Nursing; Parent support programs; Program evaluation research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747505712     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200607000-00014     Document Type: Article

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