A study of utilization pattern of psychiatric emergency services (PES) in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Qureshi, Naseem A ^a   Al Amri, Aladin H ^b   Abdelgadir, Muzamil H ^c   Al Beyari, Talal H ^b  

^a Buraidah Mental Health Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Health Services   (India)

^c Med Educ and Community Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Emergency services; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442597373     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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