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BIBLIOGRAPHY

•Díaz-Rosello, José Luis and Martín Bellman (1984), Evaluation of the Ambulatory Care of Prema-tures after Early Discharge from the Hospital and a New Method for the Rational Treatment of Prematures known as “Mother Kangaroo”. Preliminary Report of a Joint CLAP-PAHO/ WHO Consultation, Doc. Int. CLAP 48-84, Montevideo, Uruguay.

•Rey Sanabria, Edgar y Héctor Martínez Gómez (1983), Manejo Racional del Niño Prematuro. 1 Curso de Medicina Fetal y Neonatal. Fundación Vivir, Bogotá, Colombia, pp. 137-151.

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•UNICEF (1988a), Mother Kangaroo Programme. Ambulatory Treatment for Premature Babies. Promotional Pamphlet, UNICEF, Bogotá, Colombia.

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For more information, and to establish permanent collaborations, you may contact Doctor Héctor Martinez Gómez, M.D. – Mother Kangaroo Method. Adjunct professor Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.

Address:Calle 145 No. 12-61 (603), Bogotá, Colombia
Telephone: (+[57] - 1) 615 13 15 - 211 24 19 - 248 88 45
Mobile phone: [+57] 310 249 16 29
canguromet@hotmail.com