Genetic influences on post-natal depressive symptoms: Findings from an Australian twin sample

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 645-654

  Treloar, Susan A ^a   Martin, N G ^a   Bucholz, K K ^a   Madden, P A F ^a   Heath, A C ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032977471     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008387     Document Type: Article

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