Incidence of depression in octo- and nonagenerians: Results of an epidemiological follow-up community study

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-99

  Meller, Ingeborg ^a   Fichter, Manfred M ^a,b   Schröppel, Hildegard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Centre for Behavioural Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incidence of depression in general population; Octo and nonagenerians; Psychiatric epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030021323     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02274899     Document Type: Article

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