Depression care for the elderly: Reducing barriers to evidence-based practice

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 115-148

  Ell, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to depression care; Collaborative depression care; Elderly; Evidence based practice; Home health care; Major depression; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745713000     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v25n01_07     Document Type: Review

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