The health status of postpartum immigrant women in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1544-1553

  Hung, Chich Hsiu ^a   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^a   Chang, Su Hong ^a   Jian, Shu Yuan ^a   Yang, Yung Mei ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Health status; Immigrant women; Nurses; Nursing; Postpartum stress; Social support; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862820860     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03999.x     Document Type: Article

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