Strategies to reduce postnatal psychological morbidity: The role of midwifery services

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Bick, Debra ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDWIFE; MORBIDITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037244255     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311010-00003     Document Type: Review

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