Common mental disorders among Arab-Israelis: findings from the Israel national health survey

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-113

  Levav, Itzhak ^a,c   Al Krenawi, Alean ^b   Ifrah, Anneke ^a   Geraisy, Nabil ^a   Grinshpoon, Alexander ^a   Khwaled, Razek ^a   Levinson, Daphna ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

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EID: 36649015999     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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