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Original Article

Geriatric Depression: A Survey of Nurses' Knowledge and Assessment Practices

Charlotte Proffitt Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Phyllis Augspurger Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Marjorie Byrne Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Pages 123-130 | Received 03 Jun 1994, Accepted 13 Sep 1995, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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