Depression in older people: What does the future hold?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 831-835

  Warner, James P ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029762171     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199609)11:9<831::AID-GPS395>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Review

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