Decreasing hospitalization rates for older home care patients with symptoms of depression

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-38

  Flaherty, Joseph H ^a,b,d   McBride, Mary ^c   Marzouk, Shaden ^d   Miller, Douglas K ^a   Chien, Norman ^a   Hanchett, Norman Chienmarilyn ^c   Leander, Sheila ^c   Kaiser, Fran E ^a   Morley, John E ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Visiting Nurse Association   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031974211     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01010.x     Document Type: Article

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