A study of familial aggregation of depression, dementia and Parkinson's disease

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-238

  Fahim, Shireen ^a   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a   Baker, Fran M ^b   Launer, Lenore ^a   Breteler, Monique M B ^a   Schudel, Willem J ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Family history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; RELATIVE; SELF REPORT; SIBLING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031812829     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007488902983     Document Type: Article

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