The integration of comprehensive psychiatric/mental health care into the primary health system: Diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Sokhela, Nobesuthu Effie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comprehensive integration; Nursing effectiveness; Primary health care; Psychiatric care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033163057     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01068.x     Document Type: Article

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