Postnatal depression: A family medicine perspective

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 477-481

  Umboh, Sandy Julianty ^a   How, Choon How ^b,c   Chen, Helen ^a,c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROMETHAZINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EMOTIONALITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUICIDE;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOTHERS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84884400638     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013167     Document Type: Article

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