Why depression is associated with increased risk towards premature labor

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 760-761

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b   Weghofer, Andrea ^a,c  

^a Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL MIGRATION; DEPRESSION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 61449256493     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den470     Document Type: Letter

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