Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , June 2007

Near-term/Late Preterm Infants

  • Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, The College of New Jersey School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science, PO Box 7718, 2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718, USA.

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PII: S1527-3369(07)00042-6

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.05.001

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , June 2007

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