Cognitive adaptation: A women's health perspective for reducing stress during childbearing

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1285-1294

  Affonso, Dyanne D ^a   De, Anindya K ^b   Korenbrot, Carol C ^c,e   Mayberry, Linda J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033428263     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1285     Document Type: Article

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