Screening tests for geriatric depression

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 37-43

  Brink, T L ^a   Yesavage, Jerome A ^a   Lum, Owen ^a   Heersema, Philip H ^a   Adey, Michael ^a   Rose, Terrence L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0020371944     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v01n01_06     Document Type: Article

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