Disability in geriatric depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 877-885

  Alexopoulos, George S ^a   Vrontou, Connie ^a   Kakuma, Tatsu ^a   Meyers, Barnett S ^a   Young, Robert C ^a   Klausner, Ellen ^a   Clarkin, John ^a  

^a The Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029897014     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.7.877     Document Type: Article

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