A comparative study of frequency of postnatal depression among subjects with normal and caesarean deliveries

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sankapithilu, Ganraj Bhat ^a   Nagaraj, Anil Kumar Mysore ^a   Undaru, Shrinivasa Bhat ^b   Nanjegowda, Raveesh Bevinahalli ^a   Nagaraja, Vinayak ^a  

^a MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caesarian delivery; EPDS; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956401428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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