General practitioners' attitudes towards depression: A study in primary care setting in Brazil

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-237

  Botega, Neury José ^a   Silveira, Guilherme Martins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0029783949     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409604200307     Document Type: Article

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