The psychopharmacologic treatment of depression in elders

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 144-149

  Buffum, Martha D ^a,b   Buffum, John C ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031183467     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(97)90039-2     Document Type: Article

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