Further reflections on race, psychiatric diagnosis, and mental health care utilization in older persons.
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Race, psychiatric diagnosis, and mental health care utilization in older patients.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000