The possible effects of depressive symptoms on risk of preterm birth are clouded by lack of control over confounding factors

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 194-195

  Yonkers, Kimberly A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; NOTE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUBSTANCE USE;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84891920509     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101136     Document Type: Note

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