Cognitive impairment and symptoms of depression among geriatric patients in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-280

  Rodrigo, Chaturaka ^c   Perera, Sanja ^a   Adhikari, Madura ^a   Rajapakse, Anoja ^b   Rajapakse, Senaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b Sherwood Forest NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77958069249     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.71000     Document Type: Letter

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