Knowledge, attitudes and practice pertaining to depression among primary health care workers in Tanzania

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mbatia, Joseph ^a   Shah, Ajit ^b   Jenkins, Rachel ^c  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA;

EID: 77951613439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-5     Document Type: Article

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