The prevalence of mental disorders in the elderly in Edmonton: A community survey using GMS-AGECAT

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 910-914

  Newman, Stephen C ^a,b   Bland, Roger C ^a   Orn, Helene T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Geriatric; Mental disorders; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032447779     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300905     Document Type: Article

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