Suicidal ideation amongst acutely medically ill and continuing care geriatric inpatients

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 300-305

  Shah, A ^a,b   Dighe Deo, D ^b   Chapman, C ^b   Phongsathorn, V ^c   George, C ^d   Bielawski, C ^d   Katona, C ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUICIDE; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0031770381     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856542     Document Type: Review

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