You cope by breaking down in private: Fathers and PTSD following childbirth

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-45

  White, Gillian ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33846364020     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2007.15.1.22679     Document Type: Article

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