Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: A nursing scholarship review series. part 4: Parent-child relationships at risk

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-134

  Anderson, Lori S ^a   Riesch, Susan K ^a   Pridham, Karen A ^a   Lutz, Kristin F ^b   Becker, Patricia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Parent child relation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954352464     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00223.x     Document Type: Review

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