Translating infant safe sleep evidence into nursing practice

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 618-626

  Shaefer, Sarah J M ^a   Herman, Sandra E ^b   Frank, Sandra J ^c   Adkins, Mary ^c   Terhaar, Mary ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing ^*

Author keywords

Back to sleep; Evidence based practice; Infant safe sleep; Research adoption; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID); Translation research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149311182     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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