Strategies for getting preterm infants home earlier

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-273

  Rose, Claire ^a,b   Ramsay, Lisa ^b   Leaf, Alison ^b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Souffimead Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; FEEDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NEWBORN CARE; NUTRITION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; INFANT NUTRITION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PARENTING; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 42249110544     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.093039     Document Type: Editorial

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