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Methodological restrictions within a birth cohort study examining maternal mood symptoms and postpartum depression

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Alexandra Maduro, Frank Elgar, Andrea Carboni-Jiménez, Noor Mady, Fama Tounkara, Ram P. Sapkota & Alain Brunet

  2. Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Frank Elgar

  3. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Ilya Demchenko

  4. Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Ram P. Sapkota & Alain Brunet

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Maduro, A., Elgar, F., Demchenko, I. et al. Methodological restrictions within a birth cohort study examining maternal mood symptoms and postpartum depression. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 55, 1547–1548 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01925-6

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