Infant Crying: A Clinical Conundrum

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 333-338

  Evanoo, Grace ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; COLIC; COOPERATION; CRYING; EDUCATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD ABUSE; COLIC; CRYING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 34548314477     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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