Use of ECT in California, revisited: 1984-1994

Journal of ECT

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 245-251

  Kramer, Barry Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ECT; Treatment availability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033253761     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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