Life is a rollercoaster. . .What helps parents cope with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)?

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 136-141

  Stacey, Sarah ^a   Osborn, Mike ^b   Salkovskis, Paul ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family centred care; Neonatal; NICU; Parent coping; Pre term

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937516529     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2015.04.006     Document Type: Article

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