The Effect of the Odor of Breast Milk on the Time Needed for Transition From Gavage to Total Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Yildiz, Aynur ^a   Arikan, Duygu ^b   Gözüm, Sebahat ^c   Taştekin, Ayhan ^d   Budancamanak, Ilknur ^d  

^a Abant Izzet Baysal   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast milk odor; Gavage feeding; Nonnutritive sucking; Oral feeding; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; ODOR; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BREAST FEEDING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; ODORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 80052315040     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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