Key result
Depression is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease in men, as demonstrated by epidemiological research utilizing high-quality general practice computer databases.
Why the study?
Is depression a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men?
Is depression a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men?
Highlights the utility of general practice databases for epidemiological research on depression and ischaemic heart disease.
Hippisley-Cox et al showed the great potential of high quality general practice computer databases for use in epidemiological research in their elegant study of depression as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men.
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Tony Kendrick (1998) studied this question. Depression is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease in men, as demonstrated by epidemiological research utilizing high-quality general practice computer databases.
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