Hierarchy levels, sum score, and worsening of disability are related to depressive symptoms in elderly men from three European countries

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-141

  Van Den Brink, Carolien L ^e   Van Den Bos, Geertrudis A M ^e   Tijhuis, Marja ^a   Äijänseppä, Sinikka ^b   Nissinen, Aulikki ^b   Giampaoli, Simona ^c   Kromhout, Daan ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Disability; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EUROPE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; ZUNG QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 30744471406     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305280988     Document Type: Article

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