A cross-sectional survey of stressors for postpartum women during wartime in a military medical facility

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1020-1023

  Haas, David M ^a   Pazdernik, Lisa A ^a  

^a Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM; SELF REPORT; STRESS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WAR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33750070310     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.10.1020     Document Type: Article

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