Risk factors for developing post‐traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: a systematic review

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

• Publication date

  2012-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01476.xPMID 22670573
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