Geriatric psychiatry - A special branch of psychiatry;Alderspsykiatri - En spesialisert form for psykiatri

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 117, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 3684-3687

  Engedal, Knut ^a   Bergem, A L Mina ^b   Holm, Marianne ^c   Bragason, Asgeir ^d   Moksnes, Kjell Martin ^e  

^a Klinikk for Geriatri og Rehabilitering   (Norway)

^b Psykiatrisk Klinikk   (Norway)

^c Alderspsykiatrisk Avdeling   (Norway)

^d Etat for Psykiatri L/D Sektor   (Norway)

^e Klinikk for Psykiatri   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

AGED; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031580876     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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