The power of social connection and support in improving health: Lessons from social support interventions with childbearing women

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages

  Small, Rhonda ^a   Taft, Angela J ^a   Brown, Stephanie J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TEACHER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MENTORS; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 82255170828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-S5-S4     Document Type: Article

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