Suicidal ideation among older primary care patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1205-1209

  Callahan, Christopher M ^a,b   Hendrie, Hugh C ^a   Nienaber, Nancy A ^b   Tierney, William M ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Richard L Roudeboush Vet Aff M   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029817449     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01370.x     Document Type: Article

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