Developmental care: the impact of Wee Care developmental care training on short-term infant outcome and hospital costs.
This article explores the effect of a comprehensive developmental care training program on the medical outcome and cost of care for premature infants. Premature infants less than 34 weeks' gestation admitted to 2 regional neonatal intensive care units were prospective studies 6 months before and aft...
| Published in: | Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
2002 Mar
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