Foetal origins of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of low birth weight and later depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Wojcik, W ^a   Lee, W ^a   Colman, I ^b   Hardy, R ^c   Hotopf, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; depression; fetal origins; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873910191     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712000682     Document Type: Review

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