JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 448-455 , September 2006

Identification and Management of Depression in Nursing Facility Residents

  • Lynne E. Kallenbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lynne E. Kallenbach, MD, Division of General and Geriatric Medicine, Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160
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  • Sally K. Rigler, MD, MPH

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 Section Editor: Daniel Swagerty, MD, MPH, CMD

PII: S1525-8610(06)00218-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.04.007

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 448-455 , September 2006

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