The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of web-based and home-based postnatal psychoeducational interventions for first-time mothers: Randomized controlled trial protocol

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  He, Honggu ^a   Zhu, Lixia ^a   Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^b   Chong, Yap Seng ^a   Jiao, Nana ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^a   Luo, Nan ^a   Shorey, Shefaly ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Education; Internet; Mothers; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

EID: 85070899748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.9042     Document Type: Article

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