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Depression in midlife women attending a menopause clinic is associated with a history of childhood maltreatment

A. K. Sheaa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;b The Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. N. Freyc Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;d Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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N. Gervaisa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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A. Lopeze Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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L. Minuzzic Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;d Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Pages 203-207 | Received 30 Sep 2020, Accepted 04 Apr 2021, Published online: 05 May 2021

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