Depression and activity limitations: Examining gender differences in the general population

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 648-655

  Breslin, F Curtis ^a,b   Gnam, William ^a,b,c   Franche, Renée Louise ^a,b   Mustard, Cameron ^a,b   Lin, Elizabeth ^c  

^a Institute for Work and Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Functional impairment; Gender differences; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746287566     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0079-6     Document Type: Article

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