Perceived and performed infant care competence of younger and older adolescent mothers

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-112

  Secco, M Loretta ^a   Ateah, Christine ^a   Woodgate, Roberta ^a   Moffatt, Michael E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036545969     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860290042521     Document Type: Article

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