Stress-resistance resources and coping in pregnancy

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-309

  Yali, Ann Marie ^a   Lobel, Marci ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Optimism; Pregnancy; Resources; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036747379     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1061580021000020743     Document Type: Article

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