Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the cornell scale for depression in dementia

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-210

  Lin, Jong Ni ^a   Wang, Jing Jy ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cornell scale for depression in dementia chinese version (CSDD C); Dementia; Depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHINA; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58149293735     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387307.34741.39     Document Type: Article

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