Visits by the family to the neonatal intensive care unit

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-220

  Latva, R ^a,c   Lehtonen, L ^b   Salmelin, R K ^a,c   Tamminen, T ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonatology; Parenting; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANDPARENT; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTHER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TRAVEL;

FAMILY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33847238452     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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