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J Caring Sci. 2020;9(3): 148-153. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.022
PMID: 32963983        PMCID: PMC7492969

Original Article

Relationship between Depression and Cognitive Impairment among Elderly: A Cross-sectional Study

Zahra Aajami 1 ORCID, Leila kazazi 2 ORCID, Mahdi Troski 1 ORCID, Malihe Bahrami 3 ORCID, Vahidreza Borhaninejad 4 * ORCID

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