Electroconvulsive therapy for the depressed elderly

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Volumn 2003, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Stek, M L ^a   Wurffvan der, Frits F B ^b   Hoogendijk, W J G ^c   Beekman, A T F ^c  

^a GGZ Foundation for Mental Health Care Buitenamstel   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 18544402035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003593     Document Type: Review

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