Everyday life memory deficits in pregnant women

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-37

  Cuttler, Carrie ^a   Graf, Peter ^a   Pawluski, Jodi L ^a   Galea, Liisa A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Memory; Mood; Physical symptoms; Pregnancy; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA;

EID: 79954565696     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022844     Document Type: Article

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