The effects of massage therapy on weight gain for premature and very low birth weight infants while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) / Musri Kamdar

The effects of massage therapy on weight gain for premature and very low birth weight infants while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) / Musri Kamdar

Massage therapy for premature infant can stimulate nerves in the brain which facilitated food absorption, resulting in faster weight gain. It has many benefits for infants, parents, and the hospital. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of massage therapy on weight gain of premature...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kamdar, Musri
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Newborn infants. Neonatology
Physical medicine. Physical therapy. Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15490/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15490/1/TM_MUSRI%20HS%2013_5.PDF

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http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15490/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15490/1/TM_MUSRI%20HS%2013_5.PDF

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