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Gait disorders and depression: common occurrence, bidirectional relationship, and integrated intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Martin Haupt*
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Private Practice for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuro-Centrum Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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