Chavarría AJ

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 427-429
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ABSTRACT

Depression is a major geriatric syndrome, given its high prevalence and incidence in the elderly, in addition to its ability to produce functional limitation, demanding by the clinician a broad knowledge of the subject to make early diagnosis, as well as to identify the possible factors associated risks that can cause this disease.

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