The effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity and perinatal outcome

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1061-1070

  Lidderdale, Julia M ^a   Walsh, James J ^b  

^a Ashford Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Cardiovascular reactivity; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237627     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407450     Document Type: Article

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