Medicine
5 years ago

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Linked to Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression.

Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
Rates of Comorbid Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Daniel J. Olson, Xinxin Zhang, Michael F. Ward, Patrick Le, Omar Ismail, Zachary B. Poole, Jared C. Donaldson, Eric Van Buren, Feng‐Chang Lin, Jan Ulrich, Richard M. Davis

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