Content and cross validity of the Todai Health Index depression scale in relation to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-159

  Kawada, Tomoyuki ^a,b   Suzuki, Shosuke ^a   Kubota, Fumio ^a   Ohnishi, Naoki ^a   Satoh, Kouji ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cut off point; Depressive state; Monitoring; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032801601     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.41.154     Document Type: Article

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