Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 83-86 , June 2010

Single-Family Room Design in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—Challenges and Opportunities

  • Robert D. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert D. White, MD, Pediatrix Medical Group of Indiana, Memorial Hospital, 615 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601.

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PII: S1527-3369(10)00036-X

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.011

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 83-86 , June 2010

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