Assessing mothers' concerns in the postpartum period: Methodological issues

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-290

  Lugina, Helen I ^a,b   Nyström, Lennarth ^c   Christensson, Kyllike ^d   Lindmark, Gunilla ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Card sort; Health care research; Interview; Maternal concerns; Postpartum; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BABY; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTHER; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; TANZANIA;

EID: 7644222815     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03197.x     Document Type: Review

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