Group Intervention as One Facet of a Multi-Component Intervention with High Risk Mothers and Their Babies

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-24

  Jarrett, Marian H ^b   Diamond, Linda T ^b   El Mohandes, Ayman ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Group intervention; Parent support; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034393417     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200013010-00005     Document Type: Article

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