Quality of life measures for depressed and non-depressed Chinese older people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1086-1092

  Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^a   Chien, Wai Tong ^a   Thompson, David R ^a   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Lam, Linda ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33751116058     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1611     Document Type: Article

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