Norwegian families: Transition to parenthood

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 334-348

  Lorensen, Margarethe ^a   Wilson, Margaret E ^b   White, Marjorie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTHOOD; ROLE PLAYING; SUPPORT GROUP; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORWAY; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARITY; PREGNANCY; ROLE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 1842734541     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330490278394     Document Type: Article

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