Domestic Moods: Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam

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Domestic Moods : Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam. / Gammeltoft, Tine.

In: Medical Anthropology, Vol. 37, No. 7, 03.10.2018, p. 582-596 .

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Gammeltoft, T 2018, 'Domestic Moods: Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam', Medical Anthropology, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 582-596 . https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1444612

APA

Gammeltoft, T. (2018). Domestic Moods: Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam. Medical Anthropology, 37(7), 582-596 . https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1444612

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Gammeltoft T. Domestic Moods: Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam. Medical Anthropology. 2018 Oct 3;37(7):582-596 . https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1444612

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Gammeltoft, Tine. / Domestic Moods : Maternal Mental Health in Northern Vietnam. In: Medical Anthropology. 2018 ; Vol. 37, No. 7. pp. 582-596 .

Bibtex

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