Single-family room design in the neonatal intensive care unit-challenges and opportunities

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-86

  White, Robert D ^a  

^a is an assistant professor of nursing at Bethel College   (United States)

Author keywords

Family centered care; NICU design; NICU environment; Single family room NICU

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953038806     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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