The factor structure of a Chinese version of the geriatric depression scale

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-148

  Lai, Daniel W L ^a   Fung, Tak S ^a   Yuen, Clara T Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Chinese; Depression; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27844480515     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CRK0-CBN7-QEVE-XWPG     Document Type: Article

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