Major depression in a population of demented and nondemented older people: Prevalence and correlates

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Forsell, Yvonne ^a,b   Winblad, Bengt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SWEDEN; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0031963708     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01009.x     Document Type: Article

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