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Psychiatry in the Sultanate of Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula. It has a distinctive history and subcultures. Its seafaring tradition has endowed the country with various ethnic and linguistic groups, with Arabic being a dominant language and Ibadhi being the dominant sect of Islam (Al-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al-Sinawi, Hamed, Al-Adawi, Samir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507864
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Sumario:The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula. It has a distinctive history and subcultures. Its seafaring tradition has endowed the country with various ethnic and linguistic groups, with Arabic being a dominant language and Ibadhi being the dominant sect of Islam (Al-Nami, 1971). Oman in the 1970s saw rapid development, triggered by the discovery of oil, which took place under enlightened new political leadership.