Predictors of accuracy of recognition of emotional distress in general practice

Primary Care and Community Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Mccall, Louise ^a   Clarke, David ^a   Trauer, Thomas ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a   Ling, Mee Yoke ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; General practice; Predictors; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549123084     PISSN: 17468841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17468840701560441     Document Type: Article

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