Assessing the need for child-care health consultants

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-16

  Gaines, Sherry K ^a   Wold, Judith L ^a   Spencer, Lorine ^b   Leary, Janie M ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Child care health consultants; Healthy child care; Public health nurses

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; NURSING; REVIEW; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSULTANTS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 13744262953     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.22103.x     Document Type: Review

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