Neonatal nurses' knowledge and beliefs regarding kangaroo care with preterm infants in an Irish neonatal unit

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 221-228

  Flynn, Ann ^a   Leahy Warren, Patricia ^b  

^a Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Kangaroo care; Knowledge; Mothers; Neonatal care; Preterm infants; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956615960     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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