Validity of self-reporting questionnaire and rahim anxiety depression scale

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 711-716

  Al Arabi, Ali M ^a   Rahim, Sheikh I ^b   Al Bar, Adnan A ^b   Abumadiny, Mahdy S ^c   Karim, Ahmeda ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c King Fahad Hospital of the University ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Psychiatric test validity; Rahim anxiety depression scale; Self reporting questionnaire; Stress reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000021454     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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