Screening for depression in low-vision elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 955-959

  Rovner, Barry W ^a   Shmuely Dulitzki, Yochi ^b  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Low vision

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0030964623     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199709)12:9<955::AID-GPS672>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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