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Depressive Disorders Among the Chinese Elderly in a Suburban Community

✍ Scribed by Chwen-Hwa Lu; Chia-Yih Liu; Shu Yu

Book ID: 109088100
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 375 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 0737-1209
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00339.x

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