An exploration of the relationships between health promotion practices, health work, and felt stigma in families headed by adolescent mothers

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 46-72

  Fulford, Adrienne ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b  

^a West Elgin Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Developmental Model of Health and Nursing; Family health promotion; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; ONTARIO; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 12344336240     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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