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Editorial
. 2017 Oct-Dec;39(4):281-282.
doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2376.

Poor-quality prenatal dietary patterns are related to the mental health of mothers and children - could dietary improvement break the cycle?

Samantha L Dawson  1   2 , Wolfgang Marx  1   3 , Felice Jacka  1   4   5
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Editorial

Poor-quality prenatal dietary patterns are related to the mental health of mothers and children - could dietary improvement break the cycle?

Samantha L Dawson et al. Braz J Psychiatry. 2017 Oct-Dec.
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