Validity of the self reporting questionnaire-20 in epidemiological studies with older adults: Results from the Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Scazufca, Marcia ^a,b   Menezes, Paulo R ^a,b   Vallada, Homero ^a   Araya, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Common mental disorders; Depression; Qpidemiology; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61349122018     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0425-y     Document Type: Article

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