Review of community prevalence of depression in later life

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue APR., 1999, Pages 307-311

  Beekman, A T F ^a   Copeland, J R M ^b   Prince, M J ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Human Ageing   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0032955934     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.4.307     Document Type: Review

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