Quality adjusted life years in older adults with depressive symptoms and chronic medical disorders

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-33

  Unützer, Jürgen ^a,e   Patrick, Donald L ^b   Diehr, Paula ^b   Simon, Greg ^c,d   Grembowski, David ^b   Katon, Wayne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e Health Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0142018091     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1041610200006177     Document Type: Article

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