Child psychiatric disorders in a primary care Arab population

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-60

  Eapen, Valsamma ^a   Al Sabosy, Moza ^b   Saeed, Mohammed ^c   Sabri, Sufyan ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Muwaiji Health Clinic   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Aud Al Toba Health Clinic   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arab population; Child psychiatric disorder; Primary care; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 3042531096     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/JW8N-PW2D-P63A-F5YV     Document Type: Article

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