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Coexisting depression and frailty as an accelerated aging phenotype of late-life depression

Commentary on “Neuroimaging features of depression-frail phenotype in older adults: a pilot study” by Shuster et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

Warren D. Taylor*
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health System, Nashville, TN, USA

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