Prevalence and risk factors of depression among community dwelling elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 150-154

  Yaka, Erdem ^a   Keskinoglu, Pembe ^a   Ucku, Reyhan ^a   Yener, Görsev Gülmen ^a,b   Tunca, Zeliha ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Older adult; Prevalence; Risk factor; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; VERY ELDERLY; WIDOWED PERSON;

DEPRESSION; OLDER ADULT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84900844650     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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