Parenting expectations and concerns of fathers and mothers of newborn infants

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-131

  Fox, Greer Litton ^a   Bruce, Carol ^b   Combs Orme, Terri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child maltreatment risk; Parental concerns; Parental expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034164107     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00123.x     Document Type: Review

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