Parenting support in the context of poverty: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative evidence

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-337

  Attred, Pamela ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta synthesis; Parents; Poverty; Qualitative; Support

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PARENTING; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 22144485136     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00562.x     Document Type: Review

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