Factors associated with paranoid symptoms in a community sample of older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-75

  Blazer, Dan G ^a   Hays, Judith C ^a,c   Salive, Marcel E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Ctr Stud of Aging and Hum Devmt   (United States)

Author keywords

Black race; Community survey; Elderly; Sensory impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOIA; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030024392     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.1.70     Document Type: Article

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