General practitioners' views about diagnosing and treating depression in Maori and non-Maori patients

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-216

  Thomas, David R ^a   Arlidge, Brooke ^c   Arroll, Bruce ^a   Elder, Hinemoa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Hauora Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Ethnicity; Maori; New Zealand; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 79952113145     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10208     Document Type: Article

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