Caregiving history and prenatal depressive symptoms in low-income adolescent and young adult women: Moderating and mediating effects

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-251

  Milan, Stephanie ^a   Kershaw, Trace S ^b   Lewis, Jessica ^b   Westdahl, Claire ^c   Rising, Sharon Schindler ^d,e   Patrikios, Mary ^b   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association

^e Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association   (United States)

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EID: 34547764937     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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