Prevalence of depression among the elderly (60 years and above) population in India, 1997–2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pilania, Manju; Yadav, Vikas; Bairwa, Mohan; Behera, Priyamadhaba; Dutt Gupta, Shiv; Khurana, Hitesh; Mohan, Viswanathan; Chandra Baniya, Girish; Poongothai, Subramani

doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7136-z

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Prevalence of depression among the elderly (60 years and above) population in India, 1997–2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in BMC Public Health • Jun 27, 2019

Authors:

Manju Pilania

Vikas Yadav

Mohan Bairwa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is lack of information on the magnitude of depression among elderly population in India. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression among elderly population in India. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, IndMed, and...

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Medicine

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