Screening for depression by the nursing staff in an acute ps ychogeria tric unit

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-84

  Akoo, Shiraz ^a   Shah, Ajit ^b  

^a WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0004172680     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00039.x     Document Type: Article

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