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Developing and translating screening tools for CMD in older adults in South Asia: cultural and contextual aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2022

Mina Chandra  and
Chandra Bhushan Rai
Mina Chandra*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
Chandra Bhushan Rai
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
*
Email: doctorminachandra@gmail.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 5: Issue Theme: Advances in Assessment of Psychopathology , May 2022 , pp. 407 - 409
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