Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 211-215 , December 2007

The Fetal Patient: Coordinated Care for Families

  • Patti Besuner, RN, MN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Patti Besuner, RN, MN, CNS, Good Samaritan Hospital 9HI, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220.
    • ,
  • Steven Imhoff, RN, MSN, CNP

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PII: S1527-3369(07)00141-9

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.09.010

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 211-215 , December 2007

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