Association of symptoms of depression with diagnostic test charges among older adults

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 426-432

  Callahan, Christopher M ^a   Kesterson, Joseph G ^a   Tierney, William M ^a  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031042377     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-6-199703150-00002     Document Type: Article

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