How Kenyan physicians treat psychiatric disorders

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 204-207

  Othieno, C J ^a   Okech, V C A ^b   Omondi, J A ^b   Makanyengo, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Patient Support Ctr Kenyatta N   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0035542018     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i4.9064     Document Type: Article

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