Psychiatry in Belgium.
Autor: | Baig BJ; Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, UK, email bbaig@staffmail.ed.ac.uk., Delvenne V; Vice-Présidente, Société Belge Francophone de Psychiatrie et des Disciplines Associées de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Free University of Brussels, Espace Thérapeutique Enfants-Adolescents-Parents, 24 Rue Ketels, 1020 Brussels, Belgium, email v.delvenne@skynet.be. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [Int Psychiatry] 2008 Oct 01; Vol. 5 (4), pp. 88-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2008). |
Abstrakt: | 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. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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