Emotional distress among first-time patients attending outpatient mental health clinics in Israel: An Arab-Jewish comparative study

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-70

  Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a   Geraisy, Nabil ^a   Shoshan, Efrat ^b   Kremer, Ilana ^c   Smetannikov, Emma ^a   Grinshpoon, Alexander ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c Emek Mental Health Center   (Israel)

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EID: 34347250111     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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