Parent education after separation: Results from a multi-site study on best practices

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages 73-88

  McKenzie, Brad ^a   Bacon, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENT SEPARATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SINGLE PARENT; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0348224055     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2002-0029     Document Type: Review

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