Attitude of health workers to the care of psychiatric patients

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chikaodiri, Aghukwa Nkereuwem ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEAR; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70049086959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-8-19     Document Type: Article

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