The prevalence of depression among elderly warded in a tertiary care centre in Wilayah Persekutuan

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Sherina, Mohd Sidik ^a   Rampal, L ^a   Hanim, M Arfah ^a   Thong, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Depression; Elderly; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CLIMBING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GROOMING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SCREENING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646376224     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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