What were the outcomes of home follow-up visits after postpartum hospital discharge?

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-30

  Jirojwong, Sansnee ^a   Rossi, Dolene ^a   Walker, Sandra ^a   Ritchie, Barbara ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health outcome; Home visit; Postpartum; Regional australia; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MOTHER; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOTHERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33645454075     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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