Depression in female health visitor consulters: Social and demographic facets

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 921-929

  Sheppard, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial factors; Health visitors; Maternal depression; Social disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031278621     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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