Electroconvulsive therapy practice in Western Australia

Journal of ECT

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-150

  Teh, Serene P C ^a   Xiao, A J G ^a   Helmes, Edward ^b   Drake, Deirdre G ^c  

^a Department of Justice ^*

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Depression; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Treatment records

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 24744447770     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000171611.86728.70     Document Type: Article

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