Prevalence of anxiety among women attending a primary care clinic in Malaysia

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 587, 2011, Pages

  Sidik, Sherina Mohd ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^b   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Malaysia; Prevalence; Primary care; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053195312     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X577990     Document Type: Article

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