Dynamics of families during the third trimester of pregnancy in southwest Finland

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 270-277

  Hakulinen, Tuovi ^a   Paunonen, Marita ^a   White, Marjorie A ^b   Wilson, Margaret E ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family dynamics; Finland; Parenthood; Pregnancy; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIOECONOMICS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031205699     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(97)00014-x     Document Type: Article

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