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QUESTION: Does developmental care (ie, interventions designed to modify the neonatal intensive care unit [NICU] environment and thereby minimise the stress experienced by preterm infants) reduce adverse outcomes in preterm infants?
Data sources
Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to July 2000), CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library; English language conference and symposia proceedings from 1990 to July 2000; bibliographies of retrieved articles; and by contacting experts.
Study selection
Randomised trials were included if they compared elements …
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Source of funding: no external funding.
For correspondence: Ms A Symington, Acute Children's Services, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, PO Box 2000, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada. Fax +1 905 521 5007.