Effectiveness of informational support for maternal anxiety and postpartum depression in Chinese mothers of premature infants: A quasi-experimental study

Asian Journal of Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-256

  Wu, Liping ^a   He, Zhong ^a   Wang, Lixin ^b   Han, Dongren ^b   Zhao, Hong ^a   Li, Yang ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asian continental ancestry group; Depression; Infant; Information dissemination; Postpartum; Premature

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149152795     PISSN: 18186270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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