Maternal insecurity and failure to thrive in Asian children.
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چکیده
Four Asian babies were investigated because they failed to thrive. In all four cases the failure to thrive was a result of the mother's social isolation and inability to communicate, and to the father's refusal to accept that there was a problem in the family.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 64 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989