Increased risk of depressive disorder following a diagnosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e176-e177

  Chung, Shiu Dong ^a,b,c   Ho, Jau Der ^a   Hwa, Peggy ^d   Lee, Hsin Chien ^a,e   Lin, Herng Ching ^a,e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; VISION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VISION DISORDERS; WET MACULAR DEGENERATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; VISION DISORDERS; WET MACULAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 84923228989     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12478     Document Type: Letter

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