Late-life depressive symptoms: an international study
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Late-life depressive symptoms: an international study.
OBJECTIVES Evaluate differences in depressive symptoms, compare sociodemographic and health-related variables associated with depressive symptoms and report level of impact of depressive symptoms on daily activities. METHODS Cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) diagnostic survey on 1115 patients aged 60-93 years who attended ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0263-2136,1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr116