Correlates of experiencing life events just before or during pregnancy

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Whitehead, N S ^a   Brogan, D J ^b   Blackmore Prince, C ^a   Hill, H A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life events; Pregnancy; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0038208332     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820309042805     Document Type: Article

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