Troubled minds in the gulf: Mental health research in the United Arab Emirates (1989-2008)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Osman, Ossama T ^a   Afifi, M ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

collaboration; cross cultural research; GCC countries; health system research; mental health; PubMed; United Arab Emirates University

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE EAST; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBMED; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 77953813247     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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