Depression and mortality in a high-risk population
Open Access
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 181 (02), 123-128
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007125000161835
Abstract
Background It is not clear whether the increased mortality associated with depression can be explained by the effects of potential confounding variables.Keywords
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