Mental health: Minimental state examination and geriatric depression score of elderly Europeans in the SENECA study of 1993

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Haller, J ^a   Weggemans, R M ^b   Ferry, M ^c   Guigoz, Y ^d  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VALENCE   (France)

^d NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Europe; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SENESCENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029836296     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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