Functional health literacy and mental health in urban and rural mothers of children enrolled in early intervention programs

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-51

  Pizur Barnekow, Kris ^a   Doering, Jennifer ^b   Cashin, Susan ^b   Patrick, Timothy ^b   Rhyner, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Functional health literacy; Maternal mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849129218     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IYC.0b013e3181c97633     Document Type: Article

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