Newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program (NIDCAP): New frontier for neonatal and perinatal medicine

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 135-147

  Als, Heidelise ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

education and emotional guidance and support; Individualized developmental care; Neonatal intensive care; Newborns; Nicu environment; NIDCAP; Preterm infants; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013603939     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2009-0061     Document Type: Article

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