Ten-year mortality review in a pioneer psychiatric hospital in West Africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 379-383

  Malomo, I O ^a   Aina, O F ^b   Ladapo, H T O ^a   Owoeye, A O ^a  

^a Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 24744448412     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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