Use of health services by hospitalized medically III depressed elderly patients

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 871-877

  Koenig, Harold G ^a   Kuchibhatla, Maragatha ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031750098     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.7.871     Document Type: Article

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