Screening for depression and risk of suicide in patients with arthritis: Comment on the article by Tektonidou et al

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 623-

  Razykov, Ilya ^a   Levis, Brooke ^a   Thombs, Brett D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCREENING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84859762838     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.21555     Document Type: Letter

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