Short spell kangaroo mother care and its differential physiological influence in subgroups of preterm babies

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-193

  Boju, Sangeetha Lakshmi ^a   Gopi krishna, Muddu ^a   Uppala, Rajani ^a   Chodavarapu, Praneeta ^a   Chodavarapu, Ravikumar ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (India)

Author keywords

Kangaroo mother care; Physiological variables; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXIMETRY; PREMATURITY;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESPIRATORY RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862495964     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr072     Document Type: Article

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