Interdisciplinary perspectives on the management of the unsettled baby: Key strategies for improved outcomes

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-338

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Mares, Renata E ^b   Hill, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

crying baby; excessive crying; infant; infant feeding; post birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTING EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNSETTLED INFANT BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRRITABLE MOOD; MASSAGE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TOUCH;

EID: 84869416148     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY11073     Document Type: Article

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