Aging and late-life depression

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-28

  Wu, Zheng ^a   Schimmele, Christoph M ^a   Chappell, Neena L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

comorbidity; depression; depressive symptoms; prospective study

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ONSET AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855250461     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311422599     Document Type: Article

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