Self-perception of cognitive changes during pregnancy and the early postpartum: Salience and attentional effects

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 617-633

  Crawley, Ros A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 8744308935     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.818     Document Type: Article

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