Physical injuries caused by traditional healers: A report of two psychiatric cases

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 289-290

  Alhamad, Abdulrazzak M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; SAUDI ARABIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0141994900     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2003.289     Document Type: Article

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