Postpartum depression and help-seeking behaviors in immigrant hispanic women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 440-449

  Callister, Lynn Clark ^a   Beckstrand, Renea L ^a   Corbett, Cheryl ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Hispanic immigrant women; Mental health care; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960557087     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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