WHAT MOTHERS KNOW ABOUT NEONATAL TRIAGE

Neonatal triage, commonly known as the ‘heel prick test’, permits the tracing of individuals with probability of presenting certain determined pathologies, and the making of a diagnosis at an early stage and instituting specific treatments, in order to avoid serious consequences and increase the sur...

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Main Authors: Ediálida Costa Santos, Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva, Janaina Gomes dos Santos, Simone Mourão Abud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.21817