Depressive symptoms predict cognitive decline and dementia in older people independently of cerebral white matter changes: The LADIS study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1250-1254

  Verdelho, Ana ^a   Madureira, Sofia ^a   Moleiro, Carla ^b   Ferro, José M ^a   O'Brien, John T ^c   Poggesi, Anna ^d   Pantoni, Leonardo ^d   Fazekas, Franz ^e   Scheltens, Philip ^f   Waldemar, Gunhild ^g   Wallin, Anders ^h   Erkinjuntti, Timo ⁱ   Inzitari, Domenico ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84885619727     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304191     Document Type: Article

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