Homeless Adolescent Mothers: A Metasynthesis of Their Life Experiences

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 340-349

  Meadows Oliver, Mikki ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748567092     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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