Pathway to psychiatric care of the elderly with depression

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Cole, Martin G ^a,b   Yaffe, Mark J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Community; Depression; Health services; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL;

EID: 0030039851     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199602)11:2<157::AID-GPS304>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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