The health care seeking behavior of schizophrenic patients in 6 East Asian areas

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 190-209

  Rhi, Bou Yong ^a   ha, Kyoo Seob ^a   Kim, Yong Sik ^a   Sasaki, Yuji ^b   Young, Derson ^c   Woon, Tai Hwang ^d   Laraya, Lourna T R ^e   Yanchun, Yang ^f  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b DOKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e National Center for Mental Health   (Philippines)

^f SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ASIA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029050315     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100304     Document Type: Article

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