A comparative study of postnatal depression and its predictors in Taiwan and mainland China

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1407-1412

  Wang, Shing Yaw ^a   Jiang, Xiao Ying ^b   Jan, Wen Chung ^c   Chen, Chung Hey ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Postnatal depression; Transcultural study

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0348011911     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00673-2     Document Type: Article

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