Treading the tightrope between motherhood and an eating disorder: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1223-1233

  Tierney, S ^a   Fox, J R E ^b,c   Butterfield, C ^a   Stringer, E ^d   Furber, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Cheadle Royal Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Eating disorders; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 80053177116     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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