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Bipolar Disorder in the Elderly

Annemiek Dols1 VU University Medical Center & GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTel.: +1 216 844 2808Fax: +1 216 844 2742View further author information
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Ralph Kupka1 VU University Medical Center & GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTel.: +1 216 844 2808Fax: +1 216 844 2742View further author information
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Lars Vedel Kessing2 Psychiatric Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark;3 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Max Stek1 VU University Medical Center & GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTel.: +1 216 844 2808Fax: +1 216 844 2742View further author information
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Martha Sajatovic4 University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 10524 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH44106, USA. [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 797-800 | Published online: 22 Nov 2011

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