Egyptian contribution to the concept of mental health

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-380

  Okasha, A ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b International College of Person Centered Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGYPT; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRY; RELIGION;

ARAB WORLD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EGYPT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; ISLAM; MEDICINE, ARABIC; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0037500006     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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