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Maternal stress or anxiety in pregnancy and emotional development of the child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

Vivette Glover
Vivette Glover*
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Department of Paediatrics, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 0XG
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 171 , Issue 2 , August 1997 , pp. 105 - 106
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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