Psychiatric disorders among elderly patients in a general hospital
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- caring for-the-elderly
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 160 (11) , 671-675
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb125902.x
Abstract
Objectives To determine the approximate point prevalence of psychiatric disorders among elderly patients in a general hospital and to ascertain the frequency of mental state examination on admission...Keywords
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