Fathers' support to mothers of medically fragile infants

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-55

  Lee, Tzu Ying ^a   Miles, Margaret Shandor ^b   Holditch Davis, Diane ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers' support; Medically fragile infants; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; COOPERATION; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; FATHERS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646183775     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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