Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62 , January 2005

Stability and change of emotional functioning in late life: modelling of vulnerability profiles

  • Edwin de Beurs

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 71 526 3416; fax: +31 71 524 8156.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Hannie Comijs

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jos W.R. Twisk

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    • EMGO Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Caroline Sonnenberg

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Aartjan T.F. Beekman

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dorly Deeg

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 23 July 2004 ,Revised 21 September 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.09.006

Journal of Affective Disorders
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