Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , March 2003

The economics of women and depression: an employer’s perspective

Received 26 May 2001 ,Accepted 5 June 2001.

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☆ This paper was written for the Summit on Women and Depression held at the Wye River Conference Center, Queenstown, MD, on 5–7 October 2000, and sponsored by the American Psychological Association in conjunction with the Bureau of Primary Health Care, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health.

PII: S0165-0327(02)00427-5

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00427-5

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