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Is a lifetime history of depression associated with carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged women?
Is a lifetime history of depression associated with carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged women?
Recurrent major depressive episodes may be a risk factor for subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged women.
May inform CV risk assessment in middle-aged women; hypothesis-generating for causal links and treatment effects on atherosclerosis.
Recurrent major depressive episodes may be a risk factor for subclinical atherosclerosis. Prevention of recurrent episodes may also prevent further progression of atherosclerosis.
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Jones et al. (2003) studied this question.
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