Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 243-244 , December 2006

Family Presence during Procedures: Breathing Life into Policy and Everyday Practices

  • Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, NNP, FNAP (Column Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, NNP, FNAP, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.

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PII: S1527-3369(06)00106-1

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.09.008

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 243-244 , December 2006