Interactions between adolescent fathers and health care professionals during pregnancy, labor, and early postpartum

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-299

  Dallas, Constance M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent fathers; Adolescent parents; Adolescent pregnancy; Black families

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949100614     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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