Multi-level determinants of mothers' engagement in home visitation services

Family Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-278

  McGuigan, William M ^a   Katzev, Aphra R ^b   Pratt, Clara C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community; Home visitation; Infants; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042264958     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2003.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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