The effects of early paternal depression on children's development

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 685-689

  Fletcher, Richard J ^a   Feeman, Emily ^a   Garfield, Craig ^b   Vimpani, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84857088602     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10192     Document Type: Article

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