Mothers of preterm infants: Experiences of space, tone and transfer in the neonatal care unit

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 129-136

  Hall, Elisabeth O C ^a   Brinchmann, Berit S ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mother; Neonatal care; Preterm infant; Space; Tone; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651100637     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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