Cost-effective maintenance treatment of resistant geriatric depression

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Mcdonald, William M ^a,d   Phillips, Victoria L ^b   Figiel, Gary S ^a   Marsteller, Fred A ^a   Simpson, Cheryl D ^c   Bailey, Martha C ^c  

^a Dept of Psychiat and Behav Sci ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 0032376154     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19980101-11     Document Type: Review

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