Evaluating the Family Partnership Model (FPM) program and implementation in practice in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Keatinge, Diana ^a   Fowler, Cathrine ^b   Briggs, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child and family health; Family partnership model; Program evaluation; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149097188     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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