Learning from history: A commentary on the American Heart Association Science Advisory on depression screening

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-505

  Thombs, Brett D ^a   Jewett, Lisa R ^a   Knafo, Ruby ^a   Coyne, James C ^b   Ziegelstein, Roy C ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; ENCAINIDE; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349402174     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.032     Document Type: Editorial

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