Reconsidering somatic presentation of generalized anxiety disorder in Nepal [1]

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 544-

  Kohrt, Brandon A ^a   Tol, Wietse A ^b   Harper, Ian ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEPAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 34250635068     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318064e7eb     Document Type: Letter

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