Cluster randomized clinical trial (ISRCTN23732000) to evaluate the effectiveness of a diagnosis recognition and treatment guide for depressive disorders in primary care

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 222-225

  Tsuji, Selma R ^a   Atallah, Alvaro N ^b,c,d   Aranha, Fernando C ^a   Tonhom, Antonio P ^a   Siqueira, Antonio C ^a   Matos, Délcio ^c  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE MARÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b The Evidence Based Medicine Department   (Mexico)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Centro de Estudos de Saúde Baseada em Evidências e Avaliação Tecnológica em Saúde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 60349127606     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.00978.x     Document Type: Letter

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