Adolescent Mothers' Experiences of Caring for Their Children While Homeless

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 458-467

  Meadows Oliver, Mikki ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Homeless

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HOSTILITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACTING OUT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449521435     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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