Open AccessPrevalence of depression in Latin America and the Caribbean: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Antonia Errázuriz,
Natalia Crisóstomo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbi evidence synthesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-8381
DOI - 10.11124/jbisrir-d-19-00364
Subject(s) - funnel plot , latin americans , publication bias , population , meta analysis , medicine , mental health , depression (economics) , public health , psycinfo , medline , psychiatry , geography , demography , gerontology , political science , environmental health , sociology , pathology , law , economics , macroeconomics
The objective of this review is to evaluate the best available evidence to determine the prevalence of depression in the general population of Latin America and the Caribbean countries.