Postpartum depressive symptoms and the combined load of paid and unpaid work: A longitudinal analysis

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 735-743

  Dagher, Rada K ^a   McGovern, Patricia M ^b   Dowd, Bryan E ^b   Lundberg, Ulf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Occupational health; Postpartum depression; Total workload

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80655127876     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0626-7     Document Type: Article

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