Acculturation level and postpartum depression in Hispanic mothers

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 299-304

  Beck, Cheryl Tatano ^a   Froman, Robin D ^b   Bernal, Henrietta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Hispanics; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144503378     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200509000-00006     Document Type: Article

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