Maternal psychological well-being and salivary cortisol in late pregnancy and early post-partum

Stress and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Cheng, Ching Yu ^a   Pickler, Rita H ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Happiness; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 77957958438     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1285     Document Type: Article

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