The effects of massage therapy with or without physical exercises on the weight of premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit: A randomized clinical trial

Shiraz E Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2020, Pages

  Montaseri, Sedighe ^a   Barati, Rokhsareh ^a   Edraki, Mitra ^b   Hemmati, Fariba ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Exercise; Infant; Massage

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 85078843084     PISSN: 17351391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/semj.91033     Document Type: Article

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