The effectiveness of old age psychiatry services

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 687-703

  Draper, Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evidence based medicine; Geriatric psychiatry; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; EUROPE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033832071     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200008)15:8<687::AID-GPS181>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Review

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