Postpartum Depression Among Rural Women From Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-288

  Villegas, Laura ^a   Mckay, Katherine ^a   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^b   Ross, Lori E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Postpartum depression; Risk factors; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MOTHER; POSTNATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79960007385     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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