Understanding primary care physicians' propensity to assess elderly patients for depression using interaction and survey data

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1217-1224

  Tai Seale, Ming ^a,b   Bramson, Rachel ^b   Drukker, David ^c   Hurwicz, Margo Lea ^d   Ory, Marcia ^a   Tai Seale, Thomas ^a   Street Jr , Richard ^a   Cook, Mary Ann ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c StataCorp   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e JVC Radiology and Medical Decision Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression assessment; Elderly patient physician interaction; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 29444442615     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000185734.00564.c1     Document Type: Article

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