General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 384-389 , September 2004

A prospective study to compare three depression screening tools in patients who are terminally ill

  • Mari Lloyd-Williams, MD,FRCP, MRCGP, MMedSci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Primary Care, University of Liverpool Medical School, Harrison Hughes Building, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-151-794-5655; fax: +44-151-794-4907.
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  • Mick Dennis, MRCPsych,MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK
    • ,
  • Fiona Taylor, BSc

      Affiliations

    • LOROS Hospice, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QE, UK

Received 21 November 2003 ,Accepted 6 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.04.002

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 384-389 , September 2004

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