International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

The perceived social support and its relationship with some of the demographic characteristics in Primigravida pregnant women

Mahin Nazari*
  • Mahin Nazari*
  • Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Sahar Ghasemi
  • Sahar Ghasemi
  • Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Homeyra Vafaei
  • Homeyra Vafaei
  • Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Mohammad Fararouei
  • Mohammad Fararouei
  • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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  •  Received: 03 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 24 August 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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