Screening for depression in patients with chronic illness: Why and how?

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 375-378

  Davis, Jeffrey M ^a   Gershtein, Christine M ^a  

^a LifeMasters Supported SelfCare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICS;

EID: 0037669675     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311060-00003     Document Type: Review

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