Changes in stability of first-admission psychiatric diagnoses over 14 years, based on cross-sectional data at three time points

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-39

  Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a   Grinshpoon, Alexander ^a   Pugachev, Inna ^a   Nahon, Daniela ^a   Ritsner, Michael ^b,c   Abramowitz, Moshe Z ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHA'AR MENASHE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 33746255323     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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