Feeding Intolerance in Preterm Infants and Standard of Care Guidelines for Nursing Assessments

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-201

  Carter, Brigit M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal distention; Bilious emesis; Feeding intolerance; Gastric residual; Nursing care; Preterm infant; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869207602     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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