Public perception of depression in the city of São Paulo;Percepção da depressão pela população da cidade de São Paulo

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  De Toledo Piza Peluso, Érica ^a   Blay, Sérgio Luís ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Mental health; Morbidity surveys; Perception; Questionnaires, utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949187954     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000100006     Document Type: Article

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