Postpartum fatigue and evidence-based interventions

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-220

  Corwin, Elizabeth J ^a   Arbour, Megan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Evidence based practice; Hypothyroid; Inflammation; Postpartum depression; Postpartum fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THYROID DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 34547697403     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000281959.71454.e5     Document Type: Review

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