Tobacco smoking and depression: Results of a cross-sectional study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 413-414

  Argondizo Dos Santos, Vanessa ^a   Migott, Ana Maria ^b   Bau, Claiton Henrique Dotto ^c   Chatkin, José Miguel ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MOOD CHANGE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249271107     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.197.5.413     Document Type: Letter

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