Sergio Benabarre Ciria *

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El trabajo contribuye a la discusión acerca de la relación entre los factores asociados con la mortalidad en las personas mayores, como la depresión y la mortalidad.

FACTORES ASOCIADOS CON LA MORTALIDAD EN PERSONAS MAYORES

La gravedad de la enfermedad física parece ser un factor crucial en la asociación bidireccional entre la mortalidad y la depresión, que actúa como un factor de riesgo independiente para ambos.

*Sergio Benabarre Ciria
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PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS ARE NOT AN INDEPENDENT MORTALITY RISK FACTOR IN COMMUNITY-LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE
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*Unidad Docente Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (iacs), Huesca, España
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