The helping relationship and program participation in early childhood home visiting

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 459-480

  Korfmacher, Jon ^a   Green, Beth ^b   Spellmann, Mark ^c   Thornburg, Kathy R ^d  

^a ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NPC Research Inc

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; NURSE PARENT RELATIONSHIP; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 45749105913     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20148     Document Type: Article

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