Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 261-269 , February 2003

Increased risk of developing dementia in patients with major affective disorders compared to patients with other medical illnesses

  • Lars Vedel Kessing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45-3545-6233
    • ,
  • Flemming Mørkeberg Nilsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatric Demography, University of Aarhus Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Received 29 January 2001 ,Revised 19 November 2001 ,Accepted 27 November 2001.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 261-269 , February 2003

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