Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in LBW infants - A western Rajasthan experience

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 747-749

  Gupta, Mukesh ^a,b   Jora, Rakesh ^a   Bhatia, Ravi ^a  

^a DR S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Umaid Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

KMC; LBW infants; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; KANGAROO CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD CARE; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; STIMULATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34748878424     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0131-x     Document Type: Article

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