Characteristics of volunteers and families in a neonatal home visitation project: The Kempe Community Caring Program

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-97

  Hiatt, Susan W ^a   Michalek, Patty ^a   Younge, Phyllis ^a   Miyoshi, Thomas ^b   Fryer, Edward ^b  

^a C Henry Kempe Natl Ctr Prev T   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home visitation; New families; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD ABUSE; COLORADO; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0033992187     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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