Mothering occupations when parenting children with feeding concerns: A mixed methods study

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-189

  Winston, Kristin A ^a   Dunbar, Sandra B ^b   Reed, Carol N ^b   Francis Connolly, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Mothers; Multimethod studies; Personal satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 77953160855     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2010.77.3.8     Document Type: Article

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