Differential mortality rates in major and subthreshold depression: Meta-analysis of studies that measured both

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-27

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a   Vogelzangs, Nicole ^b   Twisk, Jos ^a   Kleiboer, Annet ^a   Li, Juan ^c   Penninx, Brenda W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION; REVIEW; SUBTHRESHOLD DEPRESSION;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84872165916     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.112169     Document Type: Review

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