Effect of bupropion SR on the quality of life of elderly depressed patients with comorbid medical disorders

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 174-179

  Fortner, Molly R ^a   Brown, Kristine ^a   Varia, Indu M ^a   Gersing, Kenneth R ^a   O'Connor, Christopher ^b   Doraiswamy, P Murali ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001698402     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.v01n0601     Document Type: Article

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