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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The relationships between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and incident depressed mood among older adults

Heikki Luukinen Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Oulu University Hospital, Institute of Health Sciences, University of OuluCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jari Jokelainen Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu
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Pirjo Hedberg Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Oulu, Laboratory of Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Pages 75-79 | Received 18 Mar 2009, Accepted 09 Oct 2009, Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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