Design of a questionnaire for evaluating the quality of life of postpartum women (PQOL) in China

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-508

  Zhou, Sui Zan ^a   Wang, Xiao Li ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Postpartum women; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHINA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949087687     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9466-2     Document Type: Article

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