Cross-validation of a short form of the CES-D in Chinese elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 608-617

  Boey, Kam Weng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CES D short form; Chinese; Elderly; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032804974     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199908)14:8<608::AID-GPS991>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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