Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2719211 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with COPD are at significantly higher risk of having depressive symptoms than referents. Such symptoms are strongly associated with worse respiratory-specific and overall physical health-related quality of life, even after taking COPD severity into account.
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Authors
Theodore A. MD, MBA, Patricia P. PhD, Edward H. PhD, Steven E. PhD, Carlos MD, MPH, PhD, Paul D. MD, MSPH, Mark D. MD, MPH,