Improving neonatal caregiving through a developmentally supportive care training program

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-93

  Liaw, Jen Jiuan ^a   Yang, Luke ^b   Chang, Ling Hua ^c   Chou, Hsiu Ling ^d   Chao, Shu Chun ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; TAIWAN;

BATHS; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEONATAL NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 65449123952     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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