Association of sociodemographic characteristics, cardiovascular symptoms and psychosocial stressors in elderly depressed patients with coronary artery disease

Objective: To describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms inelderly patients with coronary artery disease and to compare theclinical and socio-demographic characteristics between depressedand non-depressed patients. The study also investigates the presenceof psychosocial stressors in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Miriam Ximenes Pinho, Osvladir Custodio, Marcia Makdisse, Manes Erlichman, Jose Antonio Gordillo, Vera Laet, Maria José Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2006-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/403-Einstein_vol4_n4_2006_p321.pdf