Demographic, economic and social changes over the next few decades are likely to have a significant effect on the care of the elderly. This personal view, from a United Kingdom perspective, examines some of these changes and assesses the impact they may have on the prevalence and treatment of depres
Depression in institutionalised older people with impaired vision
β Scribed by Shirley P. S. Ip; Y. F. Leung; W. P. Mak
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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