Early Human Development
Volume 83, Issue 5 , Pages 293-305 , May 2007

Feeding skill performance in premature infants during the first year

  • Karen Pridham

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 608 238 7536; fax: +1 608 263 5332.
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  • Deborah Steward

      Affiliations

    • Ohio State University College of Nursing, 1585 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
    • Tel.: +1 614 292 4978.
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  • Suzanne Thoyre

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina College of Nursing at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, NC, 27599, United States
    • Tel.: +1 919 966 8418; fax: +1 919 843 9969.
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  • Roger Brown

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, United States
    • Tel.: +1 263 5281; fax: +1 263 5332.
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  • Lisa Brown

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina College of Nursing at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, NC, 27599, United States
    • Tel.: +1 614 292 4978.

,Accepted 14 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.06.004

Early Human Development
Volume 83, Issue 5 , Pages 293-305 , May 2007

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