Factors influencing maternal mental health and family functioning during the low birthweight infant's first year of life

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-125

  Weiss, Sandra J ^a   Chen, Jyu Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036545990     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2002.124129     Document Type: Article

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