Barriers to diagnosis and treatment of depression in primary care settings

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Williams Russo, Pamela ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029808863     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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