Depression in old age

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 427-441

  Katona, Cornelius Le ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029559528     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095925980000486X     Document Type: Review

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