Urban fathers' involvement in their child's health and healthcare

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-48

  Garfield, Craig F ^a   Isacco III, Anthony J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Consensual Qualitative Research; Father involvement; Fathers; Grounded Theory; Health; Healthcare; Urban fathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874452925     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025696     Document Type: Article

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