Depressive symptoms, physician visits and hospitalization among community-dwelling older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-575

  Feng, Liang ^a   Yap, Keng Bee ^a,b   Kua, Ee Heok ^a   Ng, Tze Pin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Depression; Hospitalization; Physician visits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE;

EID: 67649114278     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008965     Document Type: Article

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