From Kosovo to Switzerland: Mental health perceptions and practical implications for health professionals;Du Kosovo á la Suisse: Perceptions de la santé mentale et implications pratiques pour les soignants

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 1, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 2167-2172

  Shehu Brovina, Shqipe ^b   Durieux Paillard, Sophie ^c   Eytan, Ariel ^a  

^a HUG   (Switzerland)

^b Service de Psychiatrie Adultes   (Switzerland)

^c Centre Santé Migrants   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION; SWITZERLAND; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 27244433137     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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