Abuse-related post-traumatic stress, coping, and tobacco use in pregnancy

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 422-431

  Lopez, William D ^a   Konrath, Sara H ^b   Seng, Julia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Cessation; Coping; Pregnancy; PTSD; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960555546     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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