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Prevalence of depression in adults with cancer: a systematic review.

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BACKGROUND: Depression has substantial effects on cancer patients' quality of life. Estimates of its prevalence vary widely. We aimed to systematically review published studies to obtain the best estimate of the prevalence of depression in clinically meaningful subgroups of cancer patients. DESIGN: Systematic review that addressed the limitations of previous reviews by (i) including only studies that used diagnostic interviews; (ii) including only studies that met basic quality criteria (rand...

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10.1093/annonc/mds575

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
Author
Journal:
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology / ESMO
Volume:
24
Issue:
4
Pages:
895-900
Publication date:
2013-04-01
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EISSN:
1569-8041
ISSN:
0923-7534
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:357195
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uuid:a9db7ba2-a13e-491f-8c37-5228dfd37073
Local pid:
pubs:357195
Source identifiers:
357195
Deposit date:
2013-11-16

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