The Impact of Communication and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment on Parent Involvement

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Cone, Sharon ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Environment; Family; NICU; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847038447     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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