Patient follow-up in primary care after behavioral health screening in an urban public hospital system: A prospective, observational study of 2686 patients

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 430-434

  Gerber, Megan R ^a,b,g   Cabral, Howard J ^c   Suglia, Shakira Franco ^d   Joseph, Robert C ^b,e   Fried, Lise E ^b,e,f  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^f Institute for Community Health   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 58149168981     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.v10n0601     Document Type: Article

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