Poverty, psychological disorder and disability in primary care attenders in Goa, India

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue JUNE, 1998, Pages 533-536

  Patel, V ^a   Pereira, J ^a   Coutinho, L ^a   Fernandes, R ^a   Fernandes, J ^a   Mann, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031806823     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.6.533     Document Type: Article

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