The origins of late-life depression

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Blazer, Dan G ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77951228914     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485718-20091229-01     Document Type: Article

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