Development of the Delivery Fear Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-107

  Wijma, Klaas ^a   Alehagen, S ^a   Wijma, B ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Childbirth; Delivery; Fear; Psychometrics; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; DELIVERY; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036591465     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820209042791     Document Type: Article

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