Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 109, Issue 1 , Pages 177-181 , July 2008

Quantifying links between acute myocardial infarction and depression, anxiety and schizophrenia using case register databases

  • Anne Helene Jakobsen

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 10, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 10, DK-9000 Aalborg.
    • ,
  • Leslie Foldager

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Psychiatric Research, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
    • ,
  • Gordon Parker

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, The University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, The Prince of Wales Hospital, High Street, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia
    • ,
  • Povl Munk-Jørgensen

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 10, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Received 25 April 2007 ,Revised 15 October 2007 ,Accepted 15 October 2007.

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PII: S0165-0327(07)00356-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.012

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 109, Issue 1 , Pages 177-181 , July 2008

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