Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 150-157 , August 2011

Relationship of behavioral state and tube-feeding to non-nutritive sucking in premature infants

  • Peter M. Bingham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology & Pediatrics, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, 1 South Prospect, UHC-Arnold 2434, Burlington VT 05401, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 802 847 3749; fax: +1 802 847 4190.
    • ,
  • Taka Ashikaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioinformatics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401, United States
    • ,
  • Soraya Abbasi

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, CHOP Newborn Care at Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2010.07.023

Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 150-157 , August 2011

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