Psychogeriatric research comes of age in developing countries

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 615-621

  Jacob, K S ^a   Ganguli, Mary ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIME; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INDIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEGLECT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX;

DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 34447125127     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005443     Document Type: Editorial

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