High prevalence rate of depression among community-dwelling Japanese frail elderly
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0300-9173
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.43.512