Factors associated with depression and suicide among patients with diabetes mellitus and essential hypertension in a Nigerian teaching hospital

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-77

  Igwe, Monday N ^a   Uwakwe, R ^b   Ahanotu, C A ^a   Onyeama, G M ^c   Bakare, M O ^d   Ndukuba, A C ^c  

^a Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84876229445     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i1.10     Document Type: Article

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