Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 58, Issue 2 , Pages 153-161 , February 2005

Anxiety and depression following myocardial infarction: gender differences in a 5-year prospective study

  • Ottar Bjerkeset

      Affiliations

    • HUNT Research Centre, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Psychiatric Department, Levanger Hospital, Levanger, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. HUNT Research Centre, Neptunveien 1, Verdal 7650, Norway. Tel.: +47 74075191; fax: +47 74075181.
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  • Hans M. Nordahl

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Department, Levanger Hospital, Levanger, Norway
    • Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • ,
  • Arnstein Mykletun

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    • ,
  • Jostein Holmen

      Affiliations

    • HUNT Research Centre, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • ,
  • Alv A. Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Received 9 December 2003 ,Accepted 19 July 2004.

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PII: S0022-3999(04)00593-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.07.011

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 58, Issue 2 , Pages 153-161 , February 2005

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