Where is the F in MCH? Father involvement in African American families

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1 SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Lu, Michael C ^a,b   Jones, Loretta ^c   Bond, Melton J ^d   Wright, Kynna ^e   Pumpuang, Maiteeny ^b   Maidenberg, Molly ^b   Jones, Drew ^h   Garfield, Craig ^f   Rowley, Diane L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Healthy African American Families II HAAF   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^g IL   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

African American fathers; Child health; Family; Maternal health

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; HUMAN; MOTHER; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL BELIEF; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 80053217082     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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