Epidemiological Profile of People Living with Mental Health Disorders Admitted at a Referral Hospital in eSwatini.
The purpose of this study was to determine and identify the pattern of mental health disorders found at a referral hospital in eSwatini. In this retrospective study, 307 patient medical records of people living with mental health disorders seen at a referral hospital in eSwatini, were consecutively...
| Publicado en: | Africa Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 24; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Unisa Press
2022 Special Issue
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