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A Validity and Reliability Study of the Japanese Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15 (GDS-15-J)

Kazuyuki SugishitaOji Mental Clinic, Tokyo, Japan;Juntendo University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Morihiro SugishitaTokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
, PhD,
Isao HemmiJapanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
, PhD,
Takashi AsadaTokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
, MD, PhD &
Takeshi TanigawaJuntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
, MD, PhD
Pages 233-240 | Published online: 03 Aug 2016

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