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Association of serum folate levels during pregnancy and prenatal depression

Lyndsay A. Avalosa Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nerissa Nancea Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Bette Caana Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Ayesha C. Sujana Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Janet Y. Uriu-Adamsb Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USAView further author information
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De-Kun Lia Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Charles P. Quesenberrya Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAView further author information
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Monique M. Heddersona Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KPNC-DOR), Oakland, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1768-0412View further author information
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Article: 2145878 | Received 25 May 2022, Accepted 04 Nov 2022, Published online: 17 Nov 2022

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