Behavioural and biological predictors of depression in older age : the role of Internet use, insulin-like growth factor 1, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

BACKGROUND: Depression is a leading cause of disability and morbidity. Its determinants are not fully understood. In the present thesis I investigated the potential role of selected behavioural and biological characteristics in predicting depression in older people: Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF...

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Main Author: Chigogora, Sungano
Published: University College London (University of London) 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.747555