Overview of female middle childhood in societal context: Implications for research and practice

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 392-401

  Doswell, Willa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING; TIME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036982931     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2002.129790     Document Type: Article

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