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Prevalence of depression and depression recognition in nursing homes

✍ Scribed by Jeanne Teresi; Robert Abrams; Douglas Holmes; Mildred Ramirez; Joseph Eimicke

Book ID: 107684046
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 223 KB
Volume: 36
Category: Article
ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: 10.1007/s127-001-8202-7

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