Health-promoting behaviors through pregnancy, maternity leave, and return to work: Effects of role spillover and other correlates

Women and Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 51-72

  Grace, Sherry L ^a   Williams, Alysha ^b   Stewart, Donna E ^c   Franche, Renée Louise ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health promoting behaviors; Pregnancy; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL LEAVE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; PULSE RATE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; ONTARIO; PARENTAL LEAVE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33749532137     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v43n02_04     Document Type: Article

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