Geriatric Depression: Physicians' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Diagnostic Practices

Gerontologist

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 252-257

  Rapp, Stephen R ^a,b   Davis, Kenneth M ^b  

^a G V SONNY MONTGOMERY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Detection; Physician; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0024523776     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/29.2.252     Document Type: Article

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