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Depression and associated factors in hospitalized elderly: a cross-sectional study in a Saudi teaching hospital

BACKGROUND: Depression in the elderly is a serious and often underdiagnosed psychiatric disorder that has been linked to adverse outcomes in the hospital setting. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of depression and possible associated factors among hospitalized elderly. DESIGN: An analytical c...

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Autores principales: Alamri, Sultan Hassan, Bari, Abdulaziz Ihsan, Ali, Abdulrahman Talal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377541
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.122