A multiple indicators multiple causes model of late-life depression in Latin American countries
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A multiple indicators multiple causes model of late-life depression in Latin American countries
BACKGROUND The Euro-D depression scale consists of symptom clusters that may be differentially related to demographic and cognitive characteristics in older adults. This hypothesis needs further investigation and the role of measurement bias on substantive conclusions remains to be established. METHOD The study sample comprised 10,405 community-dwelling older adults from six Latin American co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Affective Disorders
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0165-0327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.053