The risk for depression comorbidity in patients with COPD

Date

2009

Authors

van den Bemt, Lisette
Schermer, Tjard R.J.
Bor, Hans
Smink, Renate
Weel-Baumgarten, Evelyn van
Lucassen, Peter
van Weel, Chris

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American College of Chest Physicians

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with COPD are believed to have a high risk for the development of depression. However, it remains unclear whether or not there is a temporal relation between COPD and depression, and if the higher risk for depression is a result of

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Keywords: adult; aged; article; chronic disease; chronic obstructive lung disease; comorbidity; depression; diabetes mellitus; female; human; major clinical study; male; priority journal; risk assessment; socioeconomics; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Chronic Disease; Cohort study; COPD; Depression

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Chest

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