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Nursing care of the premature infant in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: between the noise of care and the quiet for development. An analysis of strategies for noise reduction and control
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Scotto, G. L., & Bizzarri, A. (2022). Nursing care of the premature infant in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: between the noise of care and the quiet for development. An analysis of strategies for noise reduction and control. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 39(3), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2022.525
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