Depression in former school-age mothers and community comparison subjects

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Horwitz, Sarah McCue ^a,b   Bruce, Martha Livingston ^a   Hoff, Rani A ^a,b   Harley, Iris ^c   Jekel, James F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROW Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; School age parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030576934     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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