Demographic differences in medication use among individuals with self- reported major depression

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-259

  Green Hennessy, Sharon ^a   Hennessy, Kevin D ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032962079     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.2.257     Document Type: Article

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