Maternal, obstetric variables, perceived stress and health-related quality of life among pregnant women in Macao, China

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 668-673

  Lau, Ying ^a   Yin, Lei ^a  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Macao; Perceived stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052667307     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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