The prognosis of depressive disorder in elderly primary care patients. An exploratory observational study: Course at 6 and 12 months

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-111

  Van Marwijk, Harm ^a,b,c   Hermans, Jo ^a   Springer, Machiel P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Depression; Elderly; General practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031871341     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003269     Document Type: Article

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