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The Geriatric Depression Scale: feasibility of cardbased-administration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Desmond O'Neill
Desmond O'Neill*
Affiliation:
Consultant Physician, Department of Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 2002 , pp. 102
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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