Increasing parity is associated with cumulative effects on memory

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1038-1045

  Glynn, Laura M ^a,b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MULTIPARA; PARITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SLEEP QUALITY; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEMORY; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867210878     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3206     Document Type: Article

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