Calculating clinically significant change in postnatal depression studies using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Matthey, Stephen ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0842287482     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00313-0     Document Type: Article

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