Dark side of the town: Depressive symptoms in disadvantaged senior citizens

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-487

  Engin, Selcuk ^a   Ozturk, M ^b   Engin, N ^c   Baral Kulaksizoglu, I ^d  

^a ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Department of Health Services ^*  (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Geriatric depression scale; Medically uninsured; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); AGE; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCIDENCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 77954638447     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0035-8     Document Type: Article

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