Depressed mood and mental health among elderly medicare managed care enrollees

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 123-136

  Bierman, Arlene S ^a   Ellis, Beth Hartman ^b   Drachman, David ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Health Services Advisory Group   (United States)

^c Maricopa Integrated Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748305579     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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