First-time mothers’ expectations of public health nurses in Finland

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-104

  Tarkka, Maria Terttu ^a   Lehti, Kristiina ^a   Kaunonen, Marja ^a   Astedt Kurki, Paivi ^a   Paunonen Ilmonen, Marita ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

expectations public health nurses; first time mothers mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444559401     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423602pc086oa     Document Type: Article

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