Postpartum depression in a maternity hospital in Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 616-619

  Owoeye, O A ^a   Aina, O F ^b   Morakinyo, O ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NIGERIA; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NIGERIA; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 19644386747     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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