Effects of postpartum exercise program on fatigue and depression during " doing-the-month” period

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-186

  Ko, Yi Li ^a   Yang, Chi Li ^b   Chiang, Li Chi ^c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Depression; Fatigue; Maternity center; Postpartum exercise; Taiwanese women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149293725     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387304.88998.0b     Document Type: Article

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