Anxiety and Depression in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Analysis
                    Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in Women from a
                    Low-Income Country

Daiane O. Simão; Aline Vanessa M. P. Santos; Vitória S. Vieira; Fernando M. Reis; Ana Lúcia Cândido; Fabio V. Comim; Jéssica A. G. Tosatti; Karina B. Gomes

doi:10.1055/a-2502-8913

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, Table of Contents

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2025; 133(02): 105-107
DOI: 10.1055/a-2502-8913

Letter to the Editor

Anxiety and Depression in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Analysis Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in Women from a Low-Income Country

Daiane O. Simão

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Aline Vanessa M. P. Santos

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Vitória S. Vieira

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Fernando M. Reis

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Ana Lúcia Cândido

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Fabio V. Comim

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Jéssica A. G. Tosatti

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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Karina B. Gomes

¹Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

²Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Ringgold ID: RIN28114)

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