Perceived environmental stress factors and their correlates among pregnant Nigerians

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-218

  Onah, H E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b General Post Office   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environmental stress factors; Nigerians; Perceived; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

EID: 0141503895     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00258-3     Document Type: Article

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