CT scans in psychiatric patients - An exploratory study at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-25

  Jeenah, F Y ^a   Moosa, M Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33947429312     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v13i1.7     Document Type: Article

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