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The effect of vitamin D level in pregnancy on postpartum depression

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sifa University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Esra Bahar Gur, Mine Genc & Serkan Guclu

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey

    Fatma Eskicioglu

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey

    Secil Kurtulmus

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Gur, E.B., Genc, M., Eskicioglu, F. et al. The effect of vitamin D level in pregnancy on postpartum depression. Arch Womens Ment Health 18, 263–264 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0509-0

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