Incidence of major depression in a very elderly population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 368-372

  Forsell, Y ^a,b   Winblad, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Incidence; Population; Very elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033011516     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199905)14:5<368::AID-GPS919>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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