Major depression in the elderly: A population study in Helsinki

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-443

  Valvanne, Jaakko ^a   Juva, Kati ^a,b   Erkinjuntti, Timo ^a   Tilvis, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030459303     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610296002797     Document Type: Article

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