Baby Lost and Found: Mothers' Experiences of Infants Who Cry Persistently

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 144-152

  Megel, Mary Erickson ^a   Wilson, Margaret E ^a   Bravo, Katherine ^a   McMahon, Nancy ^b   Towne, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clarkson College   (United States)

^c Sanford Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Grounded theory; Irritable infant syndrome; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; COLIC; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLIC; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955003784     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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