Fathers' mental health during the anteand postnatal periods: Knowledge, recommendations and interventions

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 342-353

  Wee, Kim Yiong ^a   Pier, Ciaran ^b   Milgrom, Jeannette ^b   Richardson, Ben ^a   Fisher, Jane ^c   Skouteris, Helen ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84877146135     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2013.21.5.342     Document Type: Review

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