Late life depression: Undertreated?

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 296, Issue 6621, 1988, Pages 519-

  Baldwin, Bob ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; AGED; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0023861075     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6621.519     Document Type: Article

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