Point prevalence of major depression in Estonia. Results from the 2006 Estonian Health Survey

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 485-490

  Kleinberg, A ^a   Aluoja, A ^a   Vasar, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Health survey; Major depression; Point prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE;

EID: 78649909353     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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