A comparative study of sleep quality between pregnant and nonpregnant taiwanese women

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-30

  Ko, Shu Hua ^a,b   Chang, Shu Chen ^b,c   Chen, Chung Hey ^b,d  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Perceived stress; Pregnancy; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 77950943246     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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