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Towards healthier families

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The topic of health promotion for families is vast, covering, as it does, the health of mothers, fathers, children of all ages, and the extended family. This chapter will address maternal and child health specifically, although the principles that will be outlined may well apply also to other areas.

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  1. Department of Nursing Studies, King’s College London, Strand, London, UK

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Renfrew, M.J. (1993). Towards healthier families. In: Wilson-Barnett, J., Clark, J.M. (eds) Research in health promotion and nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23067-9_19

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