Parenting Stress, Social Support, and Mother-Child Interactions in Families of Multiple and Singleton Preterm Toddlers

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 642-656

  Lutz, Kristin F ^a   Burnson, Cynthia ^b   Hane, Amanda ^b   Samuelson, Anne ^b   Maleck, Sarah ^b   Poehlmann, Julie ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Interactions; Mother; Preterm; Stress; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865858187     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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