Deinstitutionalising the mentally ill in rural areas: A case study of the official caregiver

Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 296-309

  Kritzinger, A ^a   Magaqa, V ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033741638     PISSN: 00378054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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