Confirmation of an occluded anxiety component within the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during early pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-154

  Jomeen, Julie ^a   Martin, Colin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 20444489959     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830500129297     Document Type: Article

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