Stroll your way to well-being: A survey of the perceived benefits, barriers, community support, and stigma associated with pram walking groups designed for new mothers, Sydney, Australia

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 882-893

  Currie, Janet L ^a   Develin, Elizabeth ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 0036886362     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330290112380     Document Type: Review

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