Geriatric psychiatry: A subspecialty whose time has come

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 415-416

  Herrmann, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANADA; EDITORIAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 4043103262     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900701     Document Type: Editorial

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