Meaning and action in employed mothers' health work

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-55

  Kushner, Kaysi Eastlick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employed mothers; Family typology; Health work; Meaning of health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COOPERATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 33847702138     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840706297912     Document Type: Conference Paper

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