Utilization of parenting groups and consultation services as parenting support services by Japanese mothers of 18 month old children

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-82

  Arimoto, Azusa ^a,b   Murashima, Sachiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child care; Consultation; Maternal and child health; Parenting group; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849118530     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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