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Original Research

High Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among Ugandan Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Felix Bongomin1 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda;2 Department of Immunology and Medical Microbiology, Gulu University Medical School, Gulu, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbra Natukunda1 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Maria Sekimpi1 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Ronald Olum1 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1289-0111
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Joseph Baruch Baluku3 Division of Pulmonology, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda;4 Directorate of Programs, Mildmay Uganda, Wakiso, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-9674
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Anthony Makhoba5 Department of Medicine, St. Francis’s Hospital- Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda;6 Department of Medicine, Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School, Uganda Martyrs University, Kampala, Uganda
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Mark Kaddumukasa1 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7390-7330
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Pages 93-102 | Published online: 04 May 2021

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