Evaluating the role of the Sure Start Plus Adviser in providing integrated support for pregnant teenagers and young parents

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-503

  Malin, Nigel ^a   Morrow, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter agency relationships; Interprofessional; Social policy; Teenage pregnancy; Teenage lone parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 68849085818     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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