Cross-sectional associations of depressive symptom severity and functioning with health service use by older people in low-and-middle income countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 3774-3792

  Twomey, Conal D ^a   Prince, Martin ^b   Cieza, Alarcos ^a,c,d   Baldwin, David S ^a   Matthew Prina, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Depression; Functioning; Health service use; Low and middle income countries

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84927546082     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120403774     Document Type: Article

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