Pregnancy affects appraisal of negative life events

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Glynn, Laura M ^a   Schetter, Christine Dunkel ^b   Wadhwa, Pathik D ^a   Sandman, Curt A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Emotion; Life events; Pregnancy; Prenatal stress; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; STRESS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 1342329267     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00133-8     Document Type: Article

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