The National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being in Australia: Impact on policy

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 819-824

  Henderson, Scott ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Health policy; Prevalence estimates; Psychiatric epidemiology; Psychoses; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036862080     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370204700902     Document Type: Review

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