Depression as a risk factor for total mortality in the community: A meta-analysis

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 313-332

  van den Akker, Marjan ^a   Schuurman, A G ^a,b   Ensinck, K T J L ^a   Buntinx, F ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Meta analysis; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROL GROUP; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 30644469645     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 07787367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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