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T. B. Üstün, J. L. Ayuso-Mateos, S. Chatterji, C. Mathers, and C. J. L. Murray
Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000
The British Journal of Psychiatry 2004; 184: 386-392 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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Gavin W Stewart   (26 May 2004)

Possible erratum 26 May 2004
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Gavin W Stewart,
Public Servant
New South Wales Health Department

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gstew{at}doh.health.nsw.gov.au Gavin W Stewart

The following quoted ("") sections are cut/pasted from the PDF version of the paper:

Table 3 of the paper has the title:

"Table 3 Age-standardised incidence and prevalence rate estimates for unipolar depressive disorders in World Health Organization epidemiological subregions, 2000"

The headings are:

"Major depressive episodes (age standardised" "Incidence/100 000/year Prevalence/100 000/year" "Males Females Males Females"

The last row reads:

"World 3199 4930 1607 2552"

But the text says: "In the GBD 2000 the incidence estimates used were higher (49 per 100 000 per year for women and 31 per 100 000 per year for men) ..."

There would seem to be an error here.