NICU-Based Interventions for High-Risk Infants

Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 295-315

  Hess, Christine Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant supplemental stimulation; Infants; Multimodal stimulation protocols; Neonatal medical technology; Research programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949113037     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470756676.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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