Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 131-138 , July 2001

Emergence and persistence of late life depression: a 3-year follow-up of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Received 27 July 1999 ,Revised 10 May 2000 ,Accepted 23 May 2000.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
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