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Identifying elderly depression using the Depression Rating Scale as part of comprehensive standardised care assessment in nursing homes

Yachien Huang Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK; Department of Multiculturalism and Linguistics, Tamkang University, Yilan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Iain Carpenter Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Pages 1045-1051 | Received 29 Nov 2010, Accepted 18 Apr 2011, Published online: 15 Aug 2011

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