Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 69-71 , June 2008

Safety Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Pakistan

  • Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN (Column Editor)
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  • Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN
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  • Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, RN, BScN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, RN, BScN, Aga Khan University, School of Nursing (AKU-SON), Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan.

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PII: S1527-3369(08)00033-0

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2008.03.006

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 69-71 , June 2008