A review on the prevalence of depression in Malaysia

Current Psychiatry Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-238

  Mukhtar, Firdaus ^a   Oei, Oei T P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Malaysia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; MALAYSIA; MEDLINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 80052190555     PISSN: 15734005     EISSN: 18756441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340011797183201     Document Type: Review

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