Search for dissertations about: "Sigurdur Palsson"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Sigurdur Palsson.

2. 1. Population studies on depression in the elderly. Prevalence, incidence and relation to cognitive function and dementia

   Author : Sigurdur Páll Pálsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; major depression; dementia; incidence; prevalence; mortality; computed tomography; epidemiological methods; psychometric tests; aged; population study.;

   Abstract : Aims: To study the prevalence and incidence of depression in relation to cognitive function, dementia and brain atrophy in a representative sample of elderly persons. Methods: 70 and 74-year-old women (n=501) were studied in 1992-93 as part of the fourth phase of the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. READ MORE