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Depression Research and Treatment
Volume 2014, Article ID 127632, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/127632
Research Article

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Paternal Depression from the Antenatal to the Postpartum Period and the Relationships between Antenatal and Postpartum Depression among Fathers in Hong Kong

Y. W. Koh,1 C. Y. Chui,1 C. S. K. Tang,2 and A. M. Lee1,3

1The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2National University of Singapore, Singapore
3Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Received 31 July 2013; Revised 9 November 2013; Accepted 10 November 2013; Published 28 January 2014

Academic Editor: Verinder Sharma

Copyright © 2014 Y. W. Koh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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