Evidence based health care in old age psychiatry

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-292

  Banerjee, Sube ^a   Dickinson, Edward ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochrane Collaboration; Depression; Evidence based health care; Health services research; Old age psychiatry

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030695975     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/8W9M-KXDT-6TW5-JM7E     Document Type: Review

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