Patterns of psychiatric hospitalization among Ethiopian and Former Soviet Union immigrants and persons born in Israel

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1656-1663

  Youngmann, Rafael ^a,b   Pugachova, Inna ^c   Zilber, Nelly ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b Kfar Shaul Hospital   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; USSR;

EID: 71549131026     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.12.1656     Document Type: Article

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