Distribution of depressive disorders in the elderly

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Barua, Ankur ^a   Ghosh, M ^a   Kar, N ^a   Basilio, M ^a  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Depressive disorders; elderly; interquartile range; median; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MENTAL HEALTH; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79953007900     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.71719     Document Type: Article

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