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Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review

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  • Victor Spector Tumukunde Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKMedical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Eva Loucaides Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Melissa M Medvedev Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Moffat Nyirenda Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKMedical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Joy Lawn Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKMaternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cally J Tann Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, UgandaDepartment of Neonatal Medicine, University College London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Victor Spector Tumukunde; Victor.tumukunde{at}mrcuganda.org
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Tumukunde VS, Loucaides E, Medvedev MM, et al
Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review
BMJ Open 2025;15:e079579. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079579

Publication history

  • Received September 5, 2023
  • Accepted September 17, 2024
  • First published January 22, 2025.
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January 22, 2025
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