Understanding postdivorce coparenting families: Integrative literature review

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 382-388

  Mcbroom, Leesa A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Coparenting; Divorce; Family; Family dynamics; Parenting; Practitioners; Research; Review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959536397     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00622.x     Document Type: Review

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