Depressive symptoms and the cost of health services in HMO patients aged 65 years and older: A 4-year prospective study

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 1618-1623

  Unützer, Jürgen ^a   Patrick, Donald L ^b   Simon, Greg ^a,c   Grembowski, David ^b   Walker, Edward ^a   Rutter, Carolyn ^c   Katon, Wayne ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0346593922     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.20.1618     Document Type: Article

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