The characteristics of ethnic elders from the Indian subcontinent using a geriatric psychiatry service in West London

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-247

  Redelinghuys, J ^a   Shah, A ^b,c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001005982     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757137     Document Type: Article

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