Prevalence of postnatal depression in Western Nigerian women: A controlled study

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-64

  Adewuya, Abiodun O ^a,b   Eegunranti, Adekunle B ^a,b   Lawal, Adejare M ^a,b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Edinburgh postnatal depression scale; Postnatal depression; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14944372176     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500510018211     Document Type: Article

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