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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms in the Immediate Postpartum Period

Ganesh Pawar, Christine Wetzker and Dwenda Gjerdingen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 258-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100249
Ganesh Pawar
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Christine Wetzker
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Dwenda Gjerdingen
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Ganesh Pawar, Christine Wetzker, Dwenda Gjerdingen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 258-261; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100249

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