Depression screening in patients with coronary heart disease: Does the evidence matter?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 497-499

  Thombs, Brett D ^a,b   Ziegelstein, Roy C ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING CESSATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84888432604     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.10.008     Document Type: Editorial

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