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Editorial
. 2016 Jun 1;173(6):559-61.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030317.

First-Onset Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders Portend High 1-Year Unnatural-Cause Mortality Risk

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First-Onset Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders Portend High 1-Year Unnatural-Cause Mortality Risk

Eydie L Moses-Kolko et al. Am J Psychiatry. .
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12-Month and Long-Term Mortality Risk From Unnatural Causes (Suicide and Accidents) in Five Comparison Categories

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