Mastery of mothering skills and satisfaction with associated health services: An ethnocultural comparison

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-365

  Whitley, Rob ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritative knowledge; Health service utilization; Mothering; Mothers; Parenting; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICA; CARIBBEAN REGION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; PARENTING; QUEBEC; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349687451     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: 1573076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11013-009-9140-8     Document Type: Article

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