Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , 17 March 2008

Depressive Symptoms in Disadvantaged Women Receiving Prenatal Care: The Influence of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences

Received 29 June 2007 ,Accepted 7 December 2007.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 8, 2007, and funded in part by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, #TS-286-14/14 (Co-PI, Dr Jennifer Culhane), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, #1-RO1-HD36462-01A1 (Co-PIs, Dr Jennifer Culhane and Dr Irma Elo).

PII: S1530-1567(07)00284-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.12.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , 17 March 2008

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