Chronic pain, depression and cardiovascular disease linked through a shared genetic predisposition: Analysis of a family-based cohort and twin study

BACKGROUND: Depression and chronic pain are the two most important causes of disability (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013). They occur together more frequently than expected and both conditions have been shown to be co-morbid with cardiovascular disease. Although shared socio-demographic risk fac...

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Main Authors: van Hecke, O, Hocking, L, Torrance, N, Campbell, A, Padmanabhan, S, Porteous, D, McIntosh, A, Burri, A, Tanaka, H, Williams, F, Smith, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2017

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