Satellite babies in transnational families: A study of parents' decision to separate from their infants

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-286

  Bohr, Yvonne ^a   Tse, Connie ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MIGRATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 67650685945     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20214     Document Type: Review

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