Being healthy: Voices of adolescent women who are parenting

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-40

  Stevens, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Healthcare disparities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33645078149     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2006.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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