Policy Issues in Mental Health Among the Elderly

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-634

  Robinson, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elders; Mental disorders; Policy issues

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958156100     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2010.06.005     Document Type: Review

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