Predictors of depressive symptoms in centenarians

Facts, Research and Intervention in Geriatrics

Volumn 2000, Issue , 2000, Pages 91-104

  Martin, Peter ^a   Rott, Ch ^b   Kerns, M D ^b   Poon, L W ^b   Johnson, M A ^b  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Health appraisal; Hearing impairment; Nutritional risk; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242475856     PISSN: 12824038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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