A systematic review of the mortality of depression

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-17

  Wulsin, Lawson R ^a,d   Vaillant, George E ^b   Wells, Victoria E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Death; Depression; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032964266     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199901000-00003     Document Type: Article

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