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Title
Depressive symptoms and 3-year mortality in older hospitalized medical patients.
Authors
Covinsky, K E; Kahana, E; Chin, M H; Palmer, R M; Fortinsky, R H; Landefeld, C S
Abstract
Depressive symptoms are common in hospitalized older persons. However, their relation to long-term mortality is unclear because few studies have rigorously considered potential confounders of the relation between depression and mortality, such as comorbid illness, functional impairment, and cognitive impairment.
Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 1999, Vol 130, Issue 7, p563