Infant death and interpretive violence in Northeast Brazil: Taking bereaved Cearense mothers' narratives to heart

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2239-2248

  Nations, Marilyn K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Infant mortality; Maternal behavior

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; MOTHER; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MOTHERS; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VIOLENCE;

EID: 55249127318     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008001000005     Document Type: Review

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