Simple steps to diagnosis at primary care centres

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1998, Pages

  Noltorp, S ^a   Gottfries, C G ^b   Norgaard N ^a  

^a Care Centres   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression in the elderly; Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); Prevalence; Primary care centres

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031704913     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199803003-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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