Marital status, duration of cohabitation, and psychosocial well-being among childbearing women: A canadian nationwide survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Urquia, Marcelo L ^a   O'Campo, Patricia J ^a   Ray, Joel G ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872534161     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301116     Document Type: Review

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