Late-life depression in primary care: A nationwide Italian epidemiological survey

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-83

  Berardi, Domenico ^a,d   Menchetti, Marco ^a   De Ronchi, Diana ^a   Rucci, Paola ^b   Leggieri, Giuseppe ^c   Ferrari, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Italian College of General Practitioners   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Psichiatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Epidemiology; Late life depression; Physical comorbidity; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036142124     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50011.x     Document Type: Article

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