Association between maternal anaemia and postpartum depression in an urban sample of pregnant women in Iran

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 398-402

  Goshtasebi, Azita ^a   Alizadeh, Mozhgan ^b   Gandevani, Samira Behboudi ^c  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b Imam Hospital   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale; Haemoglobin; Iran; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885083197     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i3.16832     Document Type: Article

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