Effect of kangaroo mother care on growth and development of low birthweight babies up to 12 months of age: A controlled clinical trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 643-650

  Bera, Alpanamayi ^a   Ghosh, Jagabandhu ^a   Singh, Arun K ^a   Hazra, Avijit ^a   Mukherjee, Suchandra ^a   Mukherjee, Ranajit ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Development; Developmental Assessment Scales for Indian Infants; Growth; Kangaroo mother care; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; KANGAROO CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84900491781     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12618     Document Type: Article

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