Help or hindrance? Single, unsupported mothers' perceptions of health visiting

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 580-588

  Knott, Mary ^a,c   Latter, Sue ^b  

^a Health Visitor   (United Kingdom)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health visiting; Health visitors; Lone mothers; Single unsupported mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SINGLE PARENT;

EID: 0033193252     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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