Enteral feeding practices in the NICU results from a 2009 neonatal enteral feeding survey

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-55

  Gregory, Katherine E ^a   Connolly, Teresa C ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical protocols; Neonatal enteral feeding; Nutrition; Premature infant; Survey research

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NEONATAL NURSING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861044629     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3182425aab     Document Type: Review

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