End-of-life care in the NICU: A Family-centered approach

NeoReviews

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Harris, Leslie L ^a   Douma, Caryn ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 77950365635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/neo.11-4-e194     Document Type: Article

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