Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community singing on mental health-related quality of life of older people: Randomised controlled trial

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  British Journal of Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2015-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.129908PMID 26089304
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