Pregnant Families' Discussions on the Net-From Virtual Connections Toward Real-Life Community

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Kouri, Pirkko ^a   Turunen, Hannele ^a   Tossavainen, Kerttu ^a   Saarikoski, Seppo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

family; Internet; knowledge; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMMUNITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONVERSATION; EXPECTANT PARENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TRUST;

EID: 33745260694     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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