Mothers' knowledge of young child development in a developing country

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 728-737

  Ertem, Ilgi O ^a   Atay, G ^b   Dogan, D G ^a   Bayhan, A ^a   Bingoler, B E ^a   Gok, C G ^a   Ozbas, S ^c   Haznedaroglu, D ^c   Isikli, S ^d  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child development; Maternal knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOCALIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 35448971473     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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