Randomized study of a prebirth coparenting intervention with adolescent and young fathers

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-323

  Fagan, Jay ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent fathers; Coparenting; Fatherhood; Interventions with fathers; Paternal engagement; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349106182     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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