Depression in dementia sufferers - Comparison of diagnostic criteria

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-124

  Ballard, C ^a   Coope, B ^b   Oyebode, F ^c   Wilcock, G ^d  

^a MRC Neurochemical Pathology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Senior Registrar in Old Age Psychiatry West Midlands   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LETTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 0030635928     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00999.x     Document Type: Letter

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