Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , March 2003

Depression and anxiety in adults with congenital heart disease: A pilot study

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☆ David R. DeMaso, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

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doi: 10.1067/mhl.2003.26

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , March 2003

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