Prevalence of psychotic symptoms and their risk factors in Urban Tanzania

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2514-2525

  Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Mbatia, Joseph ^b   Singleton, Nicola ^c   White, Bethany ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b and Children   (Tanzania)

^c UK Drug Policy Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poverty; Psychosis; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

CANNABIS;

EID: 77954805405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7062514     Document Type: Article

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