Using a single question to screen for depression in the nursing home

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Gori, C ^b   Appollonio, I ^b,c   Riva, G P ^a   Spiga, D ^a   Ferrari, A ^a   Trabucchi, M ^c   Frattola, L ^b,d  

^a Inst Mons L Biraghi Nursing Home   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Nursing home population; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING; TIME;

EID: 0031706140     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80033-2     Document Type: Article

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