THE OVERLAP SYNDROME OF DEPRESSION AND DELIRIUM IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: A COMMENT
β Scribed by Renato Turco; Tiziana Torpilliesi; Giuseppe Bellelli; Marco Trabucchi
- Book ID
- 109132120
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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