Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , May 2005

Recognizing late-life depression: Why is this important for nurses in the home setting?

  • Tina M. Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN (Home Health Care Editor)
    • ,
  • Elizabeth K. Tanner, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • ELIZABETH K. TANNER, PhD, RN, is a faculty member in the School of Nursing and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Center on Aging and Health, at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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PII: S0197-4572(05)00093-5

doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.03.020

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , May 2005

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