Kangaroo Mother Care: Effect and perception of mothers and health personnel

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 177-184

  Nirmala, P ^a   Rekha, Swarna ^b   Washington, Maryann ^c  

^a StAnn's College for Women   (India)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Health personnel; Kangaroo mother care; Low birth weight baby; Mothers; Perceptions; Physiological parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748742435     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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