Early intervention in neonatal nurseries: The promising practice of developmental care

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Goldberg Hamblin, S ^a   Singer, J ^b   Singer, G H S ^b   Denney, M K ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental care; Disability; Early intervention; Neonatology; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147216578     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000264483.73688.84     Document Type: Article

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