Self-Efficacy in Pregnant Women with Severe Fear of Childbirth

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-202

  Salomonsson, Birgitta ^a   Berterö, Carina ^a   Alehagen, Siw ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CBSEI; Content analysis; Fear of childbirth; Qualitative study; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875043847     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12024     Document Type: Article

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