A study of the efficacy of fathers’ attachment training on paternal-fetal attachment and parental anxiety

• Authors: Setodeh Sara , Pourahmad Saeedeh , Akbarzadeh Marzieh
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

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education, attachment, father, infant.

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 393-398

Contributors

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Setodeh Sara

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Pourahmad Saeedeh

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Akbarzadeh Marzieh

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