And you're telling me not to stress? A grounded theory study of postpartum depression symptoms among low-income mothers

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-362

  Abrams, S Laura ^a   Curran, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450077064     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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