Adolescent motherhood: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Clemmens, Donna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy in adolescence; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA BASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MOTHER; NURSING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL CARE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038813612     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200303000-00010     Document Type: Article

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