Mental health services in long-term care: Still an unmet need

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-100

  Moak, Gary ^a   Borson, Soo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 84903155088     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200005000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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