Available instruments for research on prenatal attachment and adaptation to pregnancy

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Beck, Cheryl Tatano ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clinical nursing research; Prenatal care; Research design; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0032616697     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-199901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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