Physical Conditions and Depressive Symptoms of Chinese Postpartum Mothers in the United States and Taiwan

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 539-555

  Cheng, Ching Yu ^a   Walker, Lorraine O ^b   Chu, Tsui Ping ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTHER; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TAIWAN; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879688112     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.655389     Document Type: Article

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