Frequent attendance in primary care amongst older patients

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 194-198

  Gilleard, C J ^a   Francis, V ^a   Brown, M ^a  

^a SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031680762     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856678     Document Type: Article

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