The oral motor capacity and feeding performance of preterm newborns at the time of transition to oral feeding
The objective of the present study was to determine the oral motor capacity and the feeding performance of preterm newborn infants when they were permitted to start oral feeding. This was an observational and prospective study conducted on 43 preterm newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008001000012 |