Residents in five nursing homes in central Sydney were asked to take part in a study of depression and anxiety. One hundred and seven subjects who scored 18 or more on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were interviewed using an anxiety questionnaire devised by Lindesay ~t a/. (1989) as well a
Prevalence and correlates of anxiety among nursing home patients
β Scribed by M. Smalbrugge; A.M. Pot; K. Jongenelis; A.T.F. Beekman; J.A. Eefsting
- Book ID
- 113665397
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0327
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