An evaluation of the benefits of non-nutritive sucking for premature infants as described in the literature

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 636-640

  Harding, C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REARING; RESEARCH; SOCIAL LEARNING; SUCKING; WELLBEING;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68049107060     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.144204     Document Type: Article

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