Geriatric: Psychiatry outreach practices in the province of Ontario: The role of the psychiatrist

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 386-390

  Ginsburg, Lynne ^a,b,d   Hamilton, Pam ^c   Madora, Patti ^c   Robichaud, Leah ^c   White, Jan ^c  

^a Providence Continuing Care Centre   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c KPH   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Geriatrics; Interdisciplinary; Multidisciplinary; Psychiatry; Team

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031753457     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300407     Document Type: Article

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