Women's increased vulnerability to mood disorders: Integrating psychobiology and epidemiology

Depression

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 3-12

  Blehar, Mary C ^a   Oren, Dan A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; gender; mood disorders; risk; sex difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; BIOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0028809473     PISSN: 10626417     EISSN: 15227162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/depr.3050030103     Document Type: Article

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