Predictors of postpartum stress

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 666-674

  Hung, Chich Hsiu ^a   Lin, Chia Ju ^a,b   Stocker, Joel ^a   Yu, Ching Yun ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Postpartum stress; Social support; The Hung postpartum stress scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951536401     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03555.x     Document Type: Article

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