Socio-demographic Factors of Depressive Disorders in India: a Comparative Appraisal
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Socio-demographic study of 173 cases of depression was carried out prospectively over one year's period from January 1977 to December 1977, at the psychiatric out-patient department of Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka. The findings are compared with the data reported from other centres in India and the results are discussed.
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دوره 22 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1980