Multiple barriers against successful care provision for depressed patients in general internal medicine in a Japanese rural hospital: a cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A general internist has an important role in primary care, especially for the elderly in rural areas of Japan. Although effective intervention models for depressed patients in general practice and primary care settings have been deve...

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Main Authors: Saitoh Akiyoshi, Oikawa Yuetsu, Inagaki Masatoshi, Ohtsuki Tsuyuka, Kurosawa Mie, Muramatsu Kumiko, Yamada Mitsuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/10/30