Parity for mental illness, disparity for the mental patient

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9135, 1998, Pages 1213-1215

  Szasz, Thomas ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; LIVING WILL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032505588     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)04344-X     Document Type: Note

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