Development of the EURO-D scale - A European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue APR., 1999, Pages 330-338

  Prince, M J ^a   Reischies, F ^b   Beekman, A T F ⁿ   Fuhrer, R ^c   Jonker, C ^d   Kivela, S L ^e   Lawlor, B A ^f   Lobo, A ^g   Magnusson, H ⁿ   Fichter, M ^h   Van Oyen, H ⁱ   Roelands, M ^j   Skoog, I ^k   Turrina, C ^l   Copeland, J R M ^m  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^j GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^k SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^l Clinica Psichiatrica   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ NONE

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032902525     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.4.330     Document Type: Article

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