Prevalence and predictors of geriatric depression in community-dwelling elderly

Asian Nursing Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 121-129

  Kim, Jeung Im ^a   Choe, Myoung Ae ^b   Chae, Young Ran ^c  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hand strength; Health status

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350068693     PISSN: 19761317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60023-2     Document Type: Article

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