Peripartal cognitive impairment: Secondary to depression?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-136

  Harris, Natalia D ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a   Harris, Marlene B ^a   Lees, M M ^b   Wilson, Janet A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000874810     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1996.tb00497.x     Document Type: Article

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