Depressive symptomatology among Turkish older adults with low incomes in a rural community sample

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1232-1240

  Nahcivan, Nursen O ^a   Demirezen, Esma ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Community; Depression; Depressive symptomatology; Older adults; Overall well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY;

EID: 27644525966     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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