Clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety and depression in low-vision community-living older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 309-313

  Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a   Zijlstra, G A Rixt ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged; Anxiety; Community living; Depression; Low vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LOW VISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ANXIETY; COMMUNITY-LIVING; DEPRESSION; LOW VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84898666917     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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