The relationship between depressed affect, pain and cognitive function: A cross-sectional analysis of two elderly populations

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-318

  Cohen Mansfield, J ^a,b   Taylor, L ^a  

^a Research Institute   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAY CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031737076     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856560     Document Type: Article

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