Maternal depression and early childhood growth in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between maternal depression and child growth in developing countries through a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. METHODS: Six databases were searched for studies from developing countries on maternal depression and child growth published up un...

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Main Authors: Pamela J Surkan, Caitlin E Kennedy, Kristen M Hurley, Maureen M Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2011-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862011000800013&lng=en&tlng=en