Health professionals' familiarity and attributions to mental illness

Mental Illness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Chikaodiri, Aghukwa Nkereuwem ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attribution; Health professionals; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875250436     PISSN: 20367457     EISSN: 20367465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/mi.2010.e1     Document Type: Article

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