The psychological impact of stillbirth on women: A systematic review

Illness Crisis and Loss

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-256

  Campbell Jackson, Louise ^a   Horsch, Antje ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Perinatal loss; Psychological; Stillbirth; Systematic review; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906659129     PISSN: 10541373     EISSN: 15526968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IL.22.3.d     Document Type: Review

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