Depression as a risk factor for breast cancer: Investigating methodological limitations in the literature

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1223-1229

  Pössel, Patrick ^a   Adams, Erica ^a   Valentine, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Depression; Development; Incidence; Somatic items; Time frame

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDINBURGH DEPRESSION INVENTORY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN POPULATION LABORATORY; ICD-10; ICD-8; ICD-9; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME FRAME; USE OF SOMATIC ITEM; ZUNG RATING SCALES FOR DEPRESSION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864865619     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0014-y     Document Type: Review

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