A prevalence study of antenatal depression among Chinese women

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-99

  Lee, Dominic T S ^a,c   Chan, Sandra S M ^a   Sahota, Daljit S ^b   Yip, Alexander S K ^b   Tsui, Michelle ^b   Chung, Tony K H ^b  

^a TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Chinese; Cross culture; Perinatal disorders; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4744365579     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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