Pacifiers: An update on use and misuse

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-285

  Marter, Abigail ^a,b   Agruss, Janyce Cagan ^c,d  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c Department of Nursing ^*

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Dummy; Infant equipment; Infants; Nonnutritive sucking; Otitis media; Pacifier; Pediatric dental health; Premature infants; SIDS; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD CARE; CONFLICT; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACIFIER; PAINTING; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MEDICINE IN ART; NURSE'S ROLE; PACIFIERS; PAINTINGS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 35448966214     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2007.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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