Psychiatry Research
Volume 166, Issue 2 , Pages 254-259 , 30 April 2009

Omega-3 deficiency associated with perinatal depression: Case control study

Received 26 March 2007 ,Revised 16 July 2007 ,Accepted 18 December 2007.

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