Screening for depression in older persons with low vision: Somatic eye symptoms and the Geriatric Depression Scale

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 216-220

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

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031010258     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199700530-00005     Document Type: Article

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