Male violence, stress, and neuroendocrine parameters in pregnancy: A pilot study

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-233

  Talley, Pam ^a   Heitkemper, Margaret ^a   Chicz Demet, Alexandra ^b   Sandman, Curt A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HPA placental axis; Male violence; Neuroendocrine parameters; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Pregnancy; Stress

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PILOT PROJECTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33645640903     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800405283182     Document Type: Article

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