Predictors of Urban Fathers' Involvement in Their Child's Health Care

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 574-580

  Moore, Trevena ^a,c   Kotelchuck, Milton ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Father involvement; Fathers; Insurance; Urban; Well child visits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1442323873     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.3.574     Document Type: Article

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