Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , February 2010

Depressive symptoms in persons with acute coronary syndrome: Specific symptom scales and prognosis

  • Frank Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel.: + 353 (0) 1 4022718; fax: + 353 (0) 1 4022764.
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  • Ronán Conroy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • ,
  • Hannah McGee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • ,
  • Mary Delaney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 29 June 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00274-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.07.013

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , February 2010

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