Women's postpartum stress, social support, and health status

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-159

  Hung, Chich Hsiu ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health status; Postpartum stress; Postpartum women; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TAIWAN;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 14644392161     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945904270913     Document Type: Article

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