Effect of Postpartum Practices of Doing the Month on Chinese Women's Physical and Psychological Health

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-63

  Liu, Yan Qun ^a   Maloni, Judith A ^b   Petrini, Marcia A ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; depression; inactivity; physical activity; postpartum; postpartum practices; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE CULTURE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INACTIVITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTPARTUM; POSTPARTUM PRACTICES; PUERPERIUM; SYMPTOMS;

CHINESE CULTURE; DEPRESSION; INACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTPARTUM; POSTPARTUM PRACTICES; SYMPTOMS;

CHINA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 84890721422     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800412465107     Document Type: Article

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