The effectiveness of home visiting as a delivery strategy for public health nursing interventions to clients in the prenatal and postnatal period: A systematic review

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-54

  Ciliska, Donna ^a   Mastrilli, Paula ^a   Ploeg, Jenny ^b   Hayward, Sarah ^c   Brunton, Ginny ^d   Underwood, Jane ^b  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^d Hamilton Wentworth Social and Public Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

effectiveness; home visiting; newborn; nursing; postnatal; prenatal; public health; review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992564145     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/146342301671753098     Document Type: Article

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