Psychosocial health in displaced iraqi care-seekers in non-governmental organization clinics in Amman, Jordan: An unmet need

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-320

  Bader, Farah ^a   Sinha, Rakhi ^a   Leigh, Jennifer ^a   Goyal, Neerav ^a   Andrews, Allen ^a   Valeeva, Natalia ^a   Sirois, Adam ^a   Doocy, Shannon ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

care seeking; clinic based sample; interval sampling method; Iraqi refugees; Jordan; mental health; psychosocial health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAQ; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAQ; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES;

EID: 79958124663     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00007032     Document Type: Article

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