Randomised controlled trial of effect of intervention by psychogeriatric team on depression in frail elderly people at home

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7064, 1996, Pages 1058-1061

  Banerjee, Sube ^a   Shamash, Kim ^b   Macdonald, Alastair J D ^b   Mann, Anthony H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029806176     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7064.1058     Document Type: Article

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