Validation of an Arabic translation of the Zung self-rating depression scale

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-208

  Kirkby, Russel ^a   Al Saif, Abdulaziz ^a   el din Mohamed, Gamal ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 21844444267     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.205     Document Type: Article

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