Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , March 2007

Preterm Birth: Implications for Family Stress and Coping

  • Lois C. Howland, DrPH, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Lois C. Howland, DrPH, MS, RN, Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23059-0567.

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PII: S1527-3369(06)00159-0

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.12.008

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , March 2007

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