A decade of mental health services in Timor-Leste

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, which lies north-west of Australia and within the eastern Indonesia archipelago. The population is approximately one million, of whom 45% are below the age of 15. Average life expectancy is 59.5 yea...

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Autor principal: Hawkins, Zoe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508019
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Sumario:The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, which lies north-west of Australia and within the eastern Indonesia archipelago. The population is approximately one million, of whom 45% are below the age of 15. Average life expectancy is 59.5 years and 50% of the population live below the national poverty line of US$0.88 per day. The official languages are Tetun and Portuguese, with Indonesian also used. The majority of the population are Catholic but also hold traditional animist beliefs.

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