Exploring the effect of depression on physical disability: Longitudinal evidence from the established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderly

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1346-1352

  Penninx, Brenda W J H ^a,b   Leveille, Suzanne ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,c   Van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Geriatric Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032806881     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1346     Document Type: Article

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