Teaching the mental and social aspects of medicine in eastern Europe: Role of the WHO definition of health

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 435-438

  Piko, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EASTERN EUROPE; ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE, EASTERN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE; TERMINOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032737306     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021385807826     Document Type: Article

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