Kangaroo care in pre-term or low birth weight babies in a postnatal ward

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 568-577

  Gregson, Sarah ^a   Blacker, Jonathan ^a  

^a MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052508788     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2011.19.9.568     Document Type: Article

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