The Occurrence of Diseases and Related Factors in A Center for Asylum Seekers in Italy

Zdravstveno Varstvo

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-28

  Firenze, Alberto ^a   Aleo, Nicola ^a   Ferrara, Clara ^b   Maranto, Marianna ^a   La Cascia, Caterina ^a   Restivo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale BNagar   (Italy)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; depression and mood disorders; epidemiology; Mental health; preventive medicine; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952674069     PISSN: 03510026     EISSN: 18542476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/sjph-2016-0003     Document Type: Article

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