The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 359-360 , September 2010

Maternal Depression and Child Growth: Definitional Issues, Longitudinal Trajectories, and Analytic Considerations

  • Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
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  • Robert T. Ammerman, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.061

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 359-360 , September 2010