A nation under siege: The 15-year outcome of Iraqi patients with schizophrenia in Babylon, Iraq

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-404

  Younis, Ali Abdurrahman ^a   Moselhy, Hamdy Fouad ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Iran; Outcome studies; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 70449492797     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638230902968266     Document Type: Article

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