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Clinical considerations when using assessment tools to identify depression in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Allen Ting Chun Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Helen Fung Kum Chiu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Carmelle Peisah
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Capacity Australia, Sydney, Australia

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