The validity of the diagnosis of depression in general practice: Is using criteria for diagnosis as a routine the answer?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 453, 2000, Pages 284-287

  Van Weel Baumgarten, E M ^a   Van Den Bosch, W J ^a   Van Den Hoogen, H J ^a   Zitman, F G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accordance; Coding; Depression; Morbidity registry; Nervous complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034118063     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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