Traditional mental health practitioners in Kwara State, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 190-196

  Adelekan, M L ^a,b   Makanjuola, A B ^a   Ndom, R J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035542014     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i4.9061     Document Type: Article

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