## Abstract Depressive disorders are common among acutely medically ill elderly inβpatients, but treatment and prognosis are poor. Due to the current demographic changes and alterations in the working practices of the geriatricians in the UK a study of prevalence, correlates and longitudinal stabil
The prevalence of depression in elderly medical inpatients
β Scribed by Robert M. Kok; Thea J. Heeren; Chris Hooijer; Marc A.H.M. Dinkgreve; Harry G.M. Rooijmans
- Book ID
- 118389170
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0327
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