Psychiatric symptoms in a total population of very elderly: Data from physician examinations and informant reports

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 238-242

  Forsell, Y ^a,b   Winblad, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

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EID: 0345310326     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757128     Document Type: Article

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