Beliefs about health and illness postpartum in women born in Sweden and the Middle East

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 564-575

  Hjelm, Katarina ^a,b   Bard, Karin ^b   Berntorp, Kerstin ^c   Apelqvist, Jan ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beliefs about health illness; Care seeking behaviour; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Migrants; Postpartum; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; MOTHER; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 69949093814     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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