Prevalence of depression among patients seen in community health centres and community mental health centres

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 427-433

  Salokangas, R K R ^a   Poutanen, O ^b   Stengard E ^b   Jahi R ^b   Palo Oja, T ^c  

^a Turku Psychiatric Clinic   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community health centre; Community mental health centre; Depression; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029998167     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10673.x     Document Type: Article

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