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Research Article

Postnatal depression and socio-demographic risk: factors associated with Edinburgh Depression Scale scores in a metropolitan area of New South Wales, Australia

(Adjunct Associate Professor) , (Adjunct Associate Professor; Principal Epidemiologist and Director, Epidemiology) & (Professor (conjoint))
Pages 1040-1046 | Published online: 22 Oct 2011

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