What is interfering with attendance in adult psychiatric out patients clinics?

Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-296

  Alnamlah, Riyadh A ^a,b  

^a Psychiatric Department   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Amal Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33845989863     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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