Supporting parents after stillbirth or newborn death: There is much that nurses can do

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 74-79

  Kavanaugh, Karen ^a   Moro, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33748434085     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200609000-00037     Document Type: Review

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