## Abstract ## Aim The present investigation screened for depression in order to assess the prevalence of depression and to study the associated factors with depression in elderly medically hospitalised patients from a rural area in Norway. ## Methods A crossโsectional study evaluated 484 (243 w
Depressive symptoms in the elderly inpatients in a Brazilian university hospital: Prevalence and associated factors
โ Scribed by Chiloff, C.M.; Ramos-Cerqueira, A.T.; Lima, M.C.; Torres, A.R.
- Book ID
- 121933640
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-9338
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