Treatment lag on the way to the mental health clinic among Arab- and Jewish-Israeli patients

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-243

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

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c Emek Mental Health Center   (Israel)

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EID: 36549028296     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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