Early mother-infant interaction: Associations with the close relationships and mental health of the mother

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-231

  Mäntymaa, Mirjami ^a   Tamminen, Tuula ^a   Puura, Kaija ^a   Luoma, Ilona ^a   Koivisto, Anna Maija ^b   Salmelin, Raili ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 33746476418     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830600826214     Document Type: Article

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