Gender and risk of depression in Saudi Arabia, a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-25

  Alibrahim, Osama A ^a   Al Sadat, Nabilla ^b   Elawad, Nagi A M ^a  

^a Al Amal Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender related psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DSM-IV; GENDER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; RAHIM ANXIETY DEPRESSION SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85007367850     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2010.e7     Document Type: Review

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