Alternative treatment strategies for perinatal depression and anxiety

Bibliotheca Psychiatrica

Volumn 173, Issue , 2005, Pages 182-193

  O'Higgins, Madeleine ^a   Glover, Vivette ^a   Corral, Maria ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Reproductive Mental Health Program   (Canada)

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EID: 33644625261     PISSN: 00678147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000087552     Document Type: Review

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