Patterns of diagnoses, comorbidities, and treatment in late-middle-aged and older affective disorder patients: Comparison of mental health and medical sectors

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 682-688

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b   Mertens, Jennifer R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029975228     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01832.x     Document Type: Article

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