A two-centred pragmatic randomised controlled trial of two interventions of postnatal support

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1164-1170

  Reid, M ^a   Glazener, C ^b   Murray, G D ^c   Taylor, G S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036804523     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(02)01906-7     Document Type: Article

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