American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 173.e1-173.e9 , August 2009

Experience of a controlling or threatening partner among mothers with persistent symptoms of depression

Presented at the 14th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 10-12, 2008; the 26th Annual Alaska Health Summit, Anchorage, AK, Dec. 1-3, 2008; and the Annual Conference of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC, Feb. 21-25, 2009.

Received 31 October 2008 ,Revised 31 December 2008 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Blabey MH, Locke ER, Goldsmith YW, et al. Experience of a controlling or threatening partner among mothers with persistent symptoms of depression. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:173.e1-9.

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 This study was supported by Grant no. UR6/DP000475 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the Alaska Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. This study was supported in part by an appointment to the Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program administered by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and funded by CDC Cooperative Agreement U60/CCU007277.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00411-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.025

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 173.e1-173.e9 , August 2009

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