Cross-cultural aspects of depression in general practice

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 342-345

  Ellis, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RURAL AREA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038179159     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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