The validation of the general health questionnaire (ghq-28) in a primary care setting in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Alhamad, Abdulrazzak ^a   Al Faris, Eiad A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

General Health Questionnaire; Primary Care; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870566094     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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