Bereavement Care for Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Literature Review
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Seo, Wonjin
(College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
Lee, Hyejung (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) Oh, Sumi (College of Nursing, Jeju University) Sa, Hyoeun (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Gangnam Severance Hospital) Kim, Hyoyeong (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) |
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