Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 136-138 , September 2009

Infant Vulnerability and Parent Overprotection: Recommendations for Health Professionals

  • Haifa Samra, PhD, RN
    • ,
  • Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298.

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PII: S1527-3369(09)00093-2

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2009.07.004

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 136-138 , September 2009

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