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Research Article

Maternal Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and DNA Methylation of the NR3C1 Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene

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Pages 1701-1709 | Received 15 Jan 2020, Accepted 27 Mar 2020, Published online: 20 Nov 2020

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