Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3850301 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
One in 5 patients with CKD had a major depressive episode. Patients with CKD should be screened routinely for depression given this high prevalence and the independent association of depression with poor outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving maintenance dialysis.
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Authors
S. Susan MD, MHSc, Abu T. PhD, Robert D. MD, David W. PhD, A. John MD,