Religiosity, spirituality and antenatal anxiety in Southern U.S. women

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Mann, J R ^a   McKeown, R E ^b   Bacon, J ^a   Vesselinov, R ^b   Bush, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c East Lakeland Ob/Gyn Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Pregnancy; Religion; Spirituality; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40349091340     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-008-0218-z     Document Type: Article

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