Effect of topical sunflower oil in preventing nosocomial infections in premature infants

Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 10-17

  Maamouri, Gholamali ^a   Attar, Mohammad Abdolhossein ^b   Rakhshandeh, Hassan ^a   Lotfi, Maryam ^a   Zakerihamidi, Maryam ^c   Boskabadi, Hasan ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Massage; Nosocomial infection; Premature infant; Sunflower oil

Indexed keywords

SUNFLOWER OIL;

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PREMATURITY;

EID: 85061597078     PISSN: 16802993     EISSN: 20082363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2018.12127     Document Type: Article

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