Txt u ltr: Using cellular phone technology to enhance a parenting intervention for families at risk for neglect

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-367

  Bigelow, Kathryn M ^a   Carta, Judith J ^a   Burke Lefever, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Parenting intervention; Phone calls; Risk for neglect; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53349100877     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508320060     Document Type: Article

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