Depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A call to explore the common cause hypothesis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1040-1041

  Mezuk, Briana ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; LIFE STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 79959353014     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.221     Document Type: Letter

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