Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 117, Issue 3 , Pages 193-196 , October 2009

Pain and depression in older people: Comorbidity and patterns of help seeking

  • A. Bonnewyn

      Affiliations

    • University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • C. Katona

      Affiliations

    • University College London, Department of Mental Health Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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  • R. Bruffaerts

      Affiliations

    • University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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  • J.M. Haro

      Affiliations

    • Fundació Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
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  • R. de Graaf

      Affiliations

    • Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • J. Alonso

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigacio Medica (IMIM-IMAS), Barcelona, Spain
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  • K. Demyttenaere

      Affiliations

    • University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

Received 17 October 2008 ,Revised 17 December 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.012

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 117, Issue 3 , Pages 193-196 , October 2009

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