Adaptation of the postpartum support questionnaire for mothers with multiple sclerosis

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-39

  Gulick, Elsie E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Postpartum support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037315442     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10069     Document Type: Article

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