Effects of zinc and magnesium supplements on postpartum depression and anxiety: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Women and Health

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1115-1128

  Fard, Fatemeh Edalati ^a   Mirghafourvand, Mojgan ^a   Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi, Sakineh ^a   Farshbaf Khalili, Azizeh ^b   Javadzadeh, Yousef ^a   Asgharian, Hanieh ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anxiety; depressive symptoms; magnesium; postpartum; zinc

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 84991037550     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2016.1235074     Document Type: Article

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