The Depressive Cognition Scale: Further Psychometric Evaluation

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031308271     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.5.2.191     Document Type: Article

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