Are you thinking too much? Recognition of menta disorders in South African general practice

South African Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 22-27

  Mash, R J ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Faculty of Law   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Family practice; Mental disorders *Diagnosis; Primary health care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007536392     PISSN: 1726426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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