Gender differences in postpartum depression: A longitudinal cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-326

  Escribà Agüir, Vicenta ^a,b   Artazcoz, Lucía ^b,c,d  

^a Centre for Public Health Research   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER DISPARITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

EID: 79952331597     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.085894     Document Type: Article

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