Prognostic value of depressive symptoms on mortality, morbidity and nursing home admission in older people

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-179

  Miu, Doris K Y ^a   Chan, Carol Km ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Hospital admission; Mortality; Nursing home admission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952716204     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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