Gender comparison of psychological reaction after miscarriage - A 1-year longitudinal study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1211-1219

  Kong, G W S ^a   Chung, T K H ^a   Lai, B P Y ^b   Lok, I H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Male partner; miscarriage; psychological reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; DEPRESSION; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955814649     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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