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5 factors that can increase risk of having disease

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April 7, 2017 3:54 PM

The factors were listed by Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Raphael E. Ogbolu.

This is a very depressed man (Illustration)

This is a very depressed man (Illustration)

Today, April 7, is World Health Day and the theme is “Depression: let’s talk about it.”

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The factors were listed by Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Raphael E. Ogbolu while speaking with The Guardian.

Ogbolu also said that about 3.9 per cent of Nigerians have depression.

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