Minor depression: Midway between major depression and euthymia

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 528-530

  Kroenke, Kurt ^a  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSTHYMIA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; AGED; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33645808220     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-7-200604040-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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