DUAL DIAGNOSIS IN ELDERS DISCHARGED FROM A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0885-6230,1099-1166
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199703)12:3<307::aid-gps475>3.0.co;2-6