Measurement invariance testing of the PHQ-9 in a multi-ethnic population in Europe: the HELIUS study
Abstract Background In Western European countries, the prevalence of depressive symptoms is higher among ethnic minority groups, compared to the host population. We explored whether these inequalities reflect variance in the way depressive symptoms are measured, by investigating whether items of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1506-9 |