Depressive disorder as a predictor of physical disability in old age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 290-296

  Kivelá, Sirkka Liisa ^a,b,c   Pahkala, Kimmo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Harkatie Health Centre   (Finland)

^d State Provincial Office of Western Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Depressive disorder; Disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0035079563     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4930290.x     Document Type: Article

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