The relationship between depressive symptoms in outpatients with chronic illnes and health care costs

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 787-794

  Na, Yu Mi ^a   Kim, Kwang Soo ^a   Lee, Kyoung Uk ^a   Chae, Jeong Ho ^a   Kim, Jin Ho ^b   Kim, Dai Jin ^a   Bahk, Won Myong ^a   Jang, Yun Sig ^a   Lee, Ae Kyoung ^c   Woo, Young Sup ^a   Lee, Pyeoung Soo ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Defense University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic medical illness; Depression symptoms; Health care costs; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; RATING SCALE; SOMATIZATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36248972490     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.5.787     Document Type: Article

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