Contributions of immigration to depressive symptoms among pregnant women in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-364

  Miszkurka, Malgorzata ^a   Goulet, Lise ^a   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Immigration; Pregnancy; Region of origin; Social support; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952208592     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404853     Document Type: Article

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