A psychometric evaluation of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia in a frail, nursing home population

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 600-608

  Kurlowicz, Lenore H ^a   Evans, Lois K ^a   Strumpf, Neville E ^a   Maislin, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b University of Illinois School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0036732021     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200209000-00014     Document Type: Article

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