Psychiatry of old age and ethnic minority older people in the United Kingdom

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-134

  Shah, Ajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black and ethnic minority; Dementia; Depression; Ethnic minority; Old age psychiatry; Psychogeriatrics

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 75149196652     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259809990190     Document Type: Review

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