Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 136-146 , September 2007

Predictors of Women's Postpartum Health Status in the First 3 Months After Childbirth

  • Sukhee Ahn, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sukhee Ahn, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
    • ,
  • JoAnne M. Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of Research, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60016-X

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 136-146 , September 2007

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