Depression in palliative care patients - A prospective study

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 270-274

  Lloyd Williams, M ^a   Friedman, T ^b  

^a Leicestershire Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Palliative care; Present State Examination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 1842666626     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2001.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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