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Depression After Heart Attack
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Attribution
Author:Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Written:
Editor:Ballenberg, Sally, BS
Edit Date:05/31/01
Reviewer:Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed:05/01/01
Sources
Professional Guide to Diseases, Sixth Edition. Springhouse: Springhouse Corporation, 1998.
"Depression and Heart Disease", www.allhealth.com/heartwatch/jan99/nejm/0,4802,2125_123979,00.html
"Depression After Heart Attack or Bypass", www.allhealth.com/heartwatch/feb99/nejm/0,4802,2120_123965,00.html
People Depressed after Heart attack Less Likely to Make recommended Behavior changes to reduce risk", hopkins.med.jhu.edu/NewsMecia/press/1997/November/971112.htm