Prevalence of major depression in deliberate self-harm individuals in Harare, Zimbabwe

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 263-266

  Chibanda, D ^a   Sebit, M B ^a   Acuda, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036587512     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v79i5.8866     Document Type: Article

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