Prevalence and Factors associated with Anxiety and Depression among Family Practitioners in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-49

  Khuwaja, A K ^a   Qureshi, R ^a   Azam, S I ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1942502674     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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