Randomized trial of case-finding for depression in elderly primary care patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 293-300

  Whooley, Mary A ^a,b   Stone, Barry ^c   Soghikian, Krikor ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Primary health care; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034033133     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.04319.x     Document Type: Article

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