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Well-Being and Mental Health

Factor structure of depressive symptoms using the EURO-D scale in the over-50s in Europe. Findings from the SHARE project

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Pages 1477-1485 | Received 29 Mar 2017, Accepted 17 Aug 2017, Published online: 31 Aug 2017

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