Minor depression in late life

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Koenig, Harold G ^a   Blazer III, Dan G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029853219     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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