Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 637-644 , September 2010

Younger women with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease are at increased risk of depressive symptoms

  • Kim G. Smolderen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kim G. Smolderen, PhD, Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037AB Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • John A. Spertus, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo
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  • Patrick W. Vriens, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Kansas City, Mo
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  • Steef Kranendonk, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Twee Steden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Maria Nooren, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Kansas City, Mo
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  • Johan Denollet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Received 19 February 2010 ,Accepted 11 April 2010.

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 This study was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, The Hague, The Netherlands with a VICI grant (453-04-004) to Dr Denollet.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)00944-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.025

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 637-644 , September 2010

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