The prevalence of depression in Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 189-198

  Chi, Song ^a   Wang, Chong ^a   Jiang, Teng ^b,c   Zhu, Xi Chen ^b   Yu, Jin Tai ^a,b   Tan, Lan ^a,b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Depression; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84952773428     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1567205012666150204124310     Document Type: Review

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