How can family centred care be improved to meet the needs of parents with a premature baby in neonatal intensive care?

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 105-110

  Cockcroft, Sarah ^a  

^a CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family centred care; Neonatal intensive care unit; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860447012     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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