Psychiatric morbidity among adult patients in a semi-urban primary care setting in Malaysia

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  ZamZam, Ruzanna ^a   Thambu, Maniam ^a   Midin, Marhani ^a   Omar, Khairani ^a   Kaur, Pervesh ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77953473433     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-13     Document Type: Article

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