Differences in program implementation between nurses and paraprofessionals providing home visits during pregnancy and infancy: A randomized trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1847-1851

  Korfmacher, Jon ^a,b   O'Brien, Ruth ^a   Hiatt, Susan ^a   Olds, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANCY; NURSE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0032704657     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.12.1847     Document Type: Article

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