Dropping out of maternal and child home visits

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-10

  Josten, LaVohn E ^b   Savik, Kay ^b   Anderson, Melea R ^b   Benedetto, Lisa L ^b   Chabot, Corinne R ^b   Gifford, Melody J ^b   McEiver, Judy ^b   Schorn, Mary A ^b   Frederickson, Bonnie ^a  

^a Nobles Rock Public Health Services   (United States)

^b 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall ^*

Author keywords

Dropping out; Home visits; Maternal and child health; Nursing care plans; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PATIENT; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GOALS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036364708     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.d19002.x     Document Type: Article

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