Efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation on pregnancy outcome among anxious indian primi mothers

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 23-30

  Rajeswari, Singaravelu ^a   Sanjeevareddy, Nellepalli ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; India; pregnancy outcome; progressive muscle relaxation; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85077639847     PISSN: 17359066     EISSN: 22285504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_207_18     Document Type: Article

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