Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 29-39 , July 2004

Maternal touch and maternal child-directed speech: effects of depressed mood in the postnatal period

Received 24 March 2003 ,Revised 18 July 2003 ,Accepted 18 July 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.07.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 29-39 , July 2004

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