A preliminary report of nursing in the three-stair-position to prevent apnoea of prematurity

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1743-1745

  Bauschatz, Andrea S ^a,b   Kaufmann, Christine M ^a   Haensse, Daniel ^a   Pfister, Roger ^a   Bucher, Hans U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ostschweizer Kinderspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NURSING CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOXIA; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 55749107416     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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