Prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students in Oman

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Al Busaidi, Zakiya ^a   Bhargava, Kamlesh ^a   Al Ismaily, Aida ^b   Al Lawati, Hadia ^b   Al Kindi, Rahma ^a   Al Shafaee, Mohammad ^a   Al Maniri, Abdullah ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b Department of Family Medicine   (Oman)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Depression; Oman; PHQ 9; Prevalence; SQU; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858327763     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.58     Document Type: Article

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