Geriatric depression in Nigerian primary care attendees

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 506-510

  Sokoya, Olukunle O ^a   Baiyewu, Olusegun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Correlates; Geriatric depression; Nigeria; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0038507678     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.837     Document Type: Article

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