Differentiate depression from dementia

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Maynard, Carolyn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW;

AGING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS;

EID: 0038605117     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006205-200303000-00005     Document Type: Article

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