Postpartum depression and child development: An investigation of mothers and fathers as sources of risk and resilience

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 567-579

  Carro, Michelle G ^a   Grant, Kathryn E ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971896346     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400006167     Document Type: Article

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