Managing depression in primary care: A meta-synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research from the UK to identify barriers and facilitators

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Barley, Elizabeth A ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a   Walters, Paul ^a   Tylee, André ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79958075430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-47     Document Type: Article

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