Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 86-93 , May 2009

Improving neonatal caregiving through a developmentally supportive care training program

  • Jen-Jiuan Liaw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 87923100x18764; fax: +886 2 87923109.
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  • Luke Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Welfare, Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Ling-Hua Chang, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Hsiu-Ling Chou, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Eldercare, Oriental Institute of Technology and Department of Nursing, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Shu-Chun Chao, BS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan, ROC

Received 2 August 2006 ,Revised 9 April 2007 ,Accepted 8 May 2007.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00069-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.05.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 86-93 , May 2009