Prevalence of depression in the elderly: A review of the literature from 1990 to 2001;Forekomst av depresion hos eldre - Systematisk oversikt over 55 prevalensstudier fra 1990-2001

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 928-929

  Rosenvinge, Berit H ^a   Rosenvinge, Jan H ^b  

^a Spesialpsykiatri sk Avdeling   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037646883     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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