Depression comorbid with tuberculosis and its impact on health status: cross-sectional analysis of community-based data from 48 low- and middle-income countries

Depression comorbid with tuberculosis and its impact on health status: cross-sectional analysis of community-based data from 48 low- and middle-income countries

Abstract Background Depression in tuberculosis increases the risk for adverse health outcomes. However, little is known about comorbid depression and tuberculosis in the general population. Thus, we assessed the association between depression and tuberculosis, and the decrements in health status ass...

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Main Authors: Ai Koyanagi, Davy Vancampfort, André F. Carvalho, Jordan E. DeVylder, Josep Maria Haro, Damiano Pizzol, Nicola Veronese, Brendon Stubbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Depression
Low- and middle-income countries
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0975-5

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