Depression and cancer mortality: A meta-analysis

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1797-1810

  Pinquart, M ^a   Duberstein, P R ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; depression; meta analysis; mortality; oncology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650303467     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709992285     Document Type: Article

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