The effect of massage therapy on weight gain and calories intake in premature neonates: A brief report

Tehran University Medical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 674-678

  Amini, Elaheh ^a   Ebrahim, Bita ^a   Dehghan, Paideh ^a   Fallahi, Mohadeseh ^a   Sedghi, Samaneh ^a   Amini, Fereshteh ^a   Shariat, Mamak ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Massage; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MASSAGE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84940339860     PISSN: 16831764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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