A qualitative study of older first-time mothering in the first year

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 284-291

  Nelson, Antonia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH RATE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPREHENSION; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EXPERIENCE; FERTILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 7544244896     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(04)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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