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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Volume 25, 2007 - Issue 4
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Validation of the Bangla version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for a Bangladeshi sample

Kaniz Gausia Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh and Edith Cowan University, Australia; National Institute of Mental Health Hospital, BangladeshCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Colleen Fisher Edith Cowan University, Australia
,
Sultana Algin National Institute of Mental Health Hospital, Bangladesh
&
Jacques Oosthuizen Edith Cowan University, Australia
Pages 308-315 | Received 29 Mar 2006, Accepted 29 Mar 2007, Published online: 21 Nov 2007

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