The role of child health nurses in supporting parents of young infants

Collegian

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-141

  Eronen, Ritva ^a   Pincombe, Jan ^b   Calabretto, Helen ^b  

^a ACT Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health nursing; Parents; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77956614493     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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