Survey of sleeping position recommendations for prematurely born infants on neonatal intensive care unit discharge

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 809-811

  Rao, Harish ^a   May, Caroline ^a   Hannam, Simon ^a   Rafferty, Gerrard F ^a   Greenough, Anne ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prematurity; Sleep; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRONE POSITION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 34250882770     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0325-7     Document Type: Article

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