Perinatal Depression: Prevalence, Risks, and the Nutrition Link-A Review of the Literature

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1566-1575

  Leung, Brenda M Y ^a   Kaplan, Bonnie J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 68849091774     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.06.368     Document Type: Article

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