Depression, cerebral atrophy, cognitive performance and incidence of dementia. Population study of 85-year-olds

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue MAR., 1999, Pages 249-253

  Pálsson, Sigurdur ^a,b   Aevarsson, Ólafur ^a   Skoog, Ingmar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ATROPHY; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENESCENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0344609223     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.3.249     Document Type: Article

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