From belonging to belonging through a blessed moment of love for a child - the birth of a child from the fathers' perspective

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 338-344

  Erlandsson, Kerstin ^a   Lindgren, Helena ^b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Father; Perinatal education; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MEN'S HEALTH; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 72449159552     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.09.029     Document Type: Article

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