Missed first appointments: Prevalence and associated factors in first-time attendees at an outpatient psychiatric clinic in Nigeria

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 609-620

  Adeponle, Ademola B ^a   Obembe, Ayodele O ^b   Suleiman, Gambari T ^a   Adeyemi, Olushola S ^a  

^a Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 35148901118     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670601054024     Document Type: Article

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