Bipolar Disorder and Cardiovascular Risk in Rural versus Urban Populations in Colombia: A Comparative Clinical and Epidemiological Evaluation

• Main Authors: Juan Pablo Forero (Author), Alexander Ferrera (Author), Jose Daniel Castaño (Author), Sergio Ardila (Author), Tanya Mesa (Author), Dean Hosgood (Author), Eugenio Ferro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Various multifactorial elements may contribute toward the urban and rural disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, particularly among patients with psychiatric diseases. Objective: To investigate whether rural patients diagnosed and treated for Bipolar Disorder (BD) have differe...