Prevalence, incidence and correlates of depression in the oldest old: The OCTO study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-128

  Zarit, S H ^b   Femia, E E ^c   Gatz, M ^c   Johansson, B ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032979926     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869956271     Document Type: Article

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