Some normative and psychometric data for the geriatric depression scale and the cognitive failures questionnaire from a sample of healthy older persons

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Knight, Robert G ^a,b   McMahon, Jennifer ^b   Green, Timothy J ^b   Skeaff, C Murray ^b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 11044233393     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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