Knowledge of late life depression and aging among primary care physicians

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-35

  Zylstra, R G ^a   Steitz, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034015801     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860055946     Document Type: Article

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