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Comparison of depression in the community-dwelling and assisted-living elderly

✍ Scribed by Paula Grayson; Bernard Lubin; Rodney van Whitlock

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 309 KB
Volume: 51
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-9762
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(199501)51:1<18::aid-jclp2270510104>3.0.co;2-w

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