The influence of mothers' health beliefs on use of preventive child health care services and mothers' perception of children's health status

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-163

  Amen, Maisha M ^a,c   Clarke, Vivian P J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEW JERSEY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035401104     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014608601316942522     Document Type: Article

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