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Psychiatry in Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a high-income country in northern Europe with an approximate area of 33 000 km(2) and a population of 10.5 million. The proportion of the population under the age of 15 years is 17% and the proportion of the population above the age of 60 years is 22%. Life expectancy at bi...

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Autores principales: Baig, Benjamin J., Delvenne, Veronique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507959
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Sumario:The Kingdom of Belgium is a high-income country in northern Europe with an approximate area of 33 000 km(2) and a population of 10.5 million. The proportion of the population under the age of 15 years is 17% and the proportion of the population above the age of 60 years is 22%. Life expectancy at birth is 75.2 years for males and 81.5 years for females. As a founding member of what is now the European Union, it hosts the headquarters of the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as other major organisations, including NATO.