Economic Burden of Depression in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 43-44

  Gadit, A A ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 1942438463     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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