Depression and mortality in medically ill older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-312

  Ganzini, Linda ^a,b,c   Smith, David M ^a,b   Fenn, Darien S ^a,b   Lee, Melinda A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031051870     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00945.x     Document Type: Article

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