A gender and racial epidemiological profile of public psychiatric hospitals in the Western Cape

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 53-61

  Strebel, Anna ^a   Msomi, Nokuthula ^a   Stacey, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Trauma Ctr Survivors Violence T   (South Africa)

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EID: 0033462317     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124639902900201     Document Type: Article

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