Reliability, validity, and factor structure of the geriatric depression scale in Turkish elderly: Are there different factor structures for different cultures?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-172

  Ertan, Turan ^a,b   Eker, Engin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0033912152     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610200006293     Document Type: Article

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