BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 314(7074), 143-144, 1997
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serum cholesterol postpartum depression, oestrogen confounding factor, cholesterol mood postpartum, postnatal depression hormonal factors, lipid profile puerperal mood, estrogen cholesterol interaction, postpartum mental health biomarkers, steroid hormones postpartum mood
PMID 9006482 9006482 DOI 10.1136/bmj.314.7074.143a 10.1136/bmj.314.7074.143a
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Luckas, M., Buckett, W., Aird, I., & Kingsland, C. (1997). Serum cholesterol concentration and postpartum depression. Oestrogen may have been a confounder. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 314(7074), 143-144. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.314.7074.143a
Luckas M, Buckett W, Aird I, Kingsland C. Serum cholesterol concentration and postpartum depression. Oestrogen may have been a confounder. BMJ. 1997;314(7074):143-144. doi:10.1136/bmj.314.7074.143a
Luckas, M., et al. "Serum cholesterol concentration and postpartum depression. Oestrogen may have been a confounder." BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 314, no. 7074, 1997, pp. 143-144.
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