Recognition of depression in children in general hospital-based paediatric units in Kenya: Practice and policy implications

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ndetei, David M ^a   Khasakhala, Lincoln I ^a   Mutiso, Victoria N ^a   Mbwayo, Anne W ^a  

^a Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 71149118415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-8-25     Document Type: Article

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