Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 47-60 , May 2005

Medical comorbidity and health-related quality of life in bipolar disorder across the adult age span

  • Howard H. Fenn

      Affiliations

    • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stanford University; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System-Building 348-Menlo Park Division, 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-6328 94025, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 650 493 5000x26141; fax: +1 650 614 9842.
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  • Mark S. Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Providence VAMC and Brown University, United States
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  • Lori Alshuler

      Affiliations

    • West Los Angeles (CA) and UCLA, United States
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  • Denise R. Evans

      Affiliations

    • Augusta VAMC and Georgia Medical College, United States
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  • William O. Williford

      Affiliations

    • Perry Point Cooperative Studies Coordinating Center, Perry Point, MD, United States
    • University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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  • Amy M. Kilbourne

      Affiliations

    • Pittsburgh VAMC and University of Pittsburgh, United States
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  • Thomas P. Beresford

      Affiliations

    • Denver VAMC and University of Colorado, United States
    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), Boston, MA, United States
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  • Gail Kirk

      Affiliations

    • Perry Point Cooperative Studies Coordinating Center, Perry Point, MD, United States
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  • Margaret Stedman

      Affiliations

    • Denver VAMC and University of Colorado, United States
    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), Boston, MA, United States
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  • Louis Fiore

      Affiliations

    • Denver VAMC and University of Colorado, United States
    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), Boston, MA, United States
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  • for the VA Cooperative Study #430 Team

Received 26 May 2004 ,Accepted 9 December 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.12.006

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 47-60 , May 2005

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