Translating research-based knowledge about infant sleep into practice

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 328-337

  Middlemiss, Wendy ^a   Yaure, Robin ^b   Huey, Erron L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Evidence based practice; Family practice; Infants, maternal; Review; Sleep hygiene

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PARENT; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

EID: 84930338045     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12159     Document Type: Review

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