Interactional pattern analysis of mother-baby pairs: Kangaroo mother care versus incubator care

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-206

  Green, Sian L ^a   Phipps, Warwick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b Independent Practice   (South Africa)

Author keywords

General system theory; incubator care; interactional approach; interactional pattern analysis; interactional pattern analysis questionnaire; kangaroo mother care; mother baby relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930360605     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: 2078208X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0081246314565961     Document Type: Article

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