The maternity blues and Hong Kong Chinese women: An exploratory study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-203

  Hau, Florence W L ^a   Levy, Valerie A ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cross culture; Hong Kong Chinese women; Maternity blues; Postnatal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0038392726     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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