Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 1 , Pages 41-42 , May 2010

Persistency of depression is associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in males: Commentary on the study of Hamer et al.

  • Otavio C. Gebara
    • ,
  • Raul D. Santos

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Unidade Clínica de Lípides InCor-HCFMUSP, Av. Dr. Eneas C Aguiar, 44 Bloco 2 Segundo andar sala 4, CEP-05403-900 Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tel.: +55 11 30695320; fax: +55 11 30695320.

Received 25 January 2010 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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PII: S0021-9150(10)00087-0

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.039

Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 1 , Pages 41-42 , May 2010

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