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Prenatal multivitamins containing folic acid do not decrease prevalence of depression among pregnant women

Y. J. Cho Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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J. Y. Han Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; The Korean Motherisk ProgramCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. S. Choi The Korean Motherisk Program
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H. K. Ahn Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; The Korean Motherisk Program
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H. M. Ryu Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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M. Y. Kim Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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J. H. Yang Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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A. A. Nava-Ocampo The Motherisk Program, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children; PharmaReasons, Toronto, Canada
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G. Koren The Motherisk Program, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children
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Pages 482-484 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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