Geriatric psychiatric morbidity in rural northern India: Implications for the future

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-48

  Tiwari, Sarvada Chandra ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034126966     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610200006189     Document Type: Article

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