Depression associated with abortion and childbirth: A long-term analysis of the NLSY cohort

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Cougle, Jesse R ^a   Reardon, David C ^b,d   Coleman, Priscilla K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Elliot Inst for Social Sci Res   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Elliot Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Depression; Induced abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARRIAGE; ODDS RATIO; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038221134     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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