The adolescent prenatal questionnaire: Assessing psychosocial factors that influence transition to motherhood

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-19

  Kaiser, Margaret M ^a   Hays, Bevely J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; GROWTH; HUMAN; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PLANNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0842265648     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330490253184     Document Type: Article

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