Cardiac Depression Scale: Mokken scaling in heart failure patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a high prevalence of depression in patients with heart failure (HF) that is associated with worsening prognosis. The value of using a reliable and valid instrument to measure depression in this population is therefore essent...

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Main Authors: Ski Chantal F, Thompson David R, Hare David L, Stewart Andrew G, Watson Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/10/1/141