Failure to recognize depression in primary care: Issues and challenges

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 701-703

  Egede, Leonard E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; UNITED STATES; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34250314517     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0170-z     Document Type: Editorial

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