Psychiatric referrals: In primary care and general hospitals in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 619-624

  Qureshi, Naseem A ^a   Al Habeeb, Tariq A ^b   Al Ghamdy, Yasser S ^c   Magzoub, Mohi M ^d   Schmidt, Henk ^e  

^a Buraidah Mental Health Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Psychiatric referrals; Psychiatry training; Psychopathological symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0442307534     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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