JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2007

Depression as a Risk Factor for Nursing Home Admission Among Older Individuals

  • Yael Harris, PhD, MHS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yael Harris, PhD, MHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244.

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 There was no external funding for this research and no conflict of interest.The author did not receive any financial support for this research, is not retained under a consultancy, and does not have any company holdings or stocks that might be impacted by this research.The author developed the study concept, acquired the secondary data with permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and conducted all analysis and interpretation of the data with input and feedback from those listed in the Acknowledgments. The manuscript was prepared solely by the author.The author did not receive any sponsorship for the research described in this paper.

PII: S1525-8610(06)00337-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.06.005

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2007

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