Noise reduction management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birthweight infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Raoof, Almadhoob ^a   Ohlsson, Arne ^b  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; HEARING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; NOISE REDUCTION; NOSE FEEDING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SLEEP PATTERN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 84922527608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010333     Document Type: Article

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