Women's experiences with a pregnancy complication: Causal explanations of hyperemesis gravidarum

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-75

  Munch, Shari ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal explanation; Etiology; Female patients; Gender bias; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; Patient physician relationship; Pregnancy (complication); Pregnancy (high risk); Women's perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOSOMATICS;

EID: 0036959593     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v36n01_05     Document Type: Article

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