Depression as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization among hemodialysis patients in the United States and Europe
β Scribed by Lopes, Antonio Alberto; Bragg, Jennifer; Young, Eric; Goodkin, David; Mapes, Donna; Combe, Christian; Piera, Luis; Held, Philip; Gillespie, Brenda; Port, Friedrich K.
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 596 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
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