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The evaluation of depression in the elderly: A modification of the geriatric depression scale (GDS)

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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 106 KB
Volume: 44
Category: Article
ISSN: 0167-4943
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.04.002

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