Perinatal beliefs and practices of immigrant Punjabi women living in Canada

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-300

  Grewal, Sukhdev K ^a   Bhagat, Radhika ^b   Balneaves, Lynda G ^c  

^a LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Postnatal care; Prenatal care; Punjabi; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649168826     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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