Ethnicity and geriatric psychiatry

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 945-947

  Okereke, Olivia I ^a   Faison, Warachal E ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ETHNIC GROUPS; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 58149397725     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31818cdb46     Document Type: Editorial

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