Health-related quality of life of very preterm infants at 1 year of age after two developmental care-based interventions

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 619-625

  van Der Pal, Sylvia M ^a,b   Maguire, C M ^a   Bruil, J ^b   Le Cessie, S ^a   Wit, J M ^a   Walther, F J ^a   Veen, S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental care; Health related quality of life; Very preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL CARE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49349088737     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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