This cross-sectional survey conducted in a university-affiliated community hospital determines the point prevalence rates and identifies demographic, social and clinical correlates of major depressive episodes (MDE) among men and women aged 65-74, 75-84, and 85 and older. Items from the Diagnostic I
The Prevalence and Correlates of Major and Minor Depression in Older Medical Inpatients
β Scribed by Jane McCusker; Martin Cole; Carole Dufouil; Nandini Dendukuri; Eric Latimer; Sylvia Windholz; Michel Elie
- Book ID
- 109128987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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