Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , July 2004

Psychomotor retardation in elderly depressed patients

  • M.P.B.I Pier

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-24-3610207; fax: +31-24-3540561.
    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre, Reinier Postlaan 10, Nijmegen 6525 GC, The Netherlands
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  • W Hulstijn

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    • Nijmegen Institute of Cognition and Information (NICI), University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Belgium
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  • B.G.C Sabbe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre, Reinier Postlaan 10, Nijmegen 6525 GC, The Netherlands
    • Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Belgium

Received 25 March 2003 ,Revised 6 August 2003 ,Accepted 8 August 2003.

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PII: S0165-0327(03)00204-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.08.002

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , July 2004

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