Incubator weaning in preterm infants and associated practice variation

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 570-574

  Schneiderman, R ^a   Kirkby, S ^a   Turenne, W ^a   Greenspan, J ^b  

^a Alere (formerly ParadigmHealth)   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR WEANING; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VENTILATOR WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 68349106938     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.54     Document Type: Article

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