A qualitative study of attitudes and perceptions of environmental health officers towards people with mental illness in a region of the UK

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-214

  Maguire, Kevin ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; EHO; Health policy; Health promotion; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030886715     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129773841     Document Type: Article

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