Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 493-499 , October 2006

Decreased impact of post-myocardial infarction depression on cardiac prognosis?

  • Titia A. Spijkerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Rob H.S. van den Brink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 50 3612089; fax: +31 50 3619722
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  • Jo F. May

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jobst B. Winter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Joost P. van Melle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Peter de Jonge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Harry J.G.M. Crijns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Johan Ormel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 6 May 2005 ,Revised 13 February 2006 ,Accepted 16 February 2006.

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PII: S0022-3999(06)00093-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.02.016

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 493-499 , October 2006

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