The Use of an Electronic Patient Record System to Identify Advanced Cancer Patients and Antidepressant Drug Use

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 403-409

  Fisch, Michael ^a   Callahan, Christopher M ^b,c   Kesterson, Joseph G ^b   Nichols, Craig ^d   Tierney, William M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642558406     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.1999.2.403     Document Type: Article

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