A comparison of postnatal depression and related factors between Chinese new mothers and fathers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 645-652

  Mao, Qing ^a   Zhu, Li xia ^a   Su, Xiao yin ^b  

^a PUTIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Midwifery; New fathers; New mothers; Nursing; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHINA; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79951542185     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03542.x     Document Type: Article

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