Depression of Young and Elderly Patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 439-441

  Ko, S M ^a   Kua, E H ^a   Chow, M H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Outcome; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031241322     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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