Optimising the diagnostic performance of the Geriatric Depression Scale

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-146

  Izal, María ^a   Montorio, Ignacio ^a   Nuevo, Roberto ^a,b   Pérez Rojo, Gema ^a   Cabrera, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnostic efficiency; GDS; Older adults; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 79954731550     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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