The biological origin of depression in later life

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-354

  Beats, Barbara ^a  

^a KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029877923     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199604)11:4<349::AID-GPS457>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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