Attitudes towards mentally ill people and willingness to employ them in Arab society

International Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-193

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arab society; Cultural sensitivity; Mental health; Mentally ill people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033246004     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580999014002004     Document Type: Article

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