Emotional support for families of sick neonates

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 196-199

  Nicolaou, Marina ^a   Glazebrook, Cristine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental health; neonatal intensive care; parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEPHONE;

EID: 41749092993     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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