Past utilization of geriatric psychiatry outpatient services by a cohort of patients with major depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-339

  Aupperle, Peter M ^a,b   Lifchus, Rebecca ^a   Coyne, Andrew C ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031689068     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199811000-00009     Document Type: Article

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