Effect of brief training on reliability and applicability of Global assessment of functioning scale by psychiatric clinical officers in Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-81

  Abbo, Catherine ^a   Okello, E S ^a   Nakku, J ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL OFFICER; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; UGANDA; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84876218373     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i1.11     Document Type: Article

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