The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1151.e1-1151.e8 , December 2009

Association between Depression and Intima–media Thickness of Carotid Bulb in Asymptomatic Young Adults

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 Funding: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Grant HL-38844 and the National Institute on Aging grant AG-16592.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00717-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1151.e1-1151.e8 , December 2009

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