Quality of life of community-based chronic schizophrenia patients in Penang, Malaysia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 577-585

  Mubarak, A R ^a   Baba, Ismail ^b   Chin, Low Heng ^b   Hoe, Quah Soon ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Community based treatment; Malaysia; National Mental Health Policy; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0242636524     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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