A family support intervention to reduce stress among parents of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-353

  Abdeyazdan, Zahra ^a   Shahkolahi, Zahra ^b   Mehrabi, Tayebeh ^b   Hajiheidari, Mahnoosh ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; nursing; parents; preterm birth; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962701262     PISSN: 17359066     EISSN: 22285504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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