Randomised trial of impact of school mental-health programme in rural Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9133, 1998, Pages 1022-1025

  Rahman, A ^a,c   Mubbashar, M H ^a   Gater, R ^b   Goldberg, D ^d  

^a RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0032569504     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)02381-2     Document Type: Article

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