Four decades of mental health policy in Ontario, Canada

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Hartford, Kathleen ^a,b   Schrecker, Ted ^c   Wiktorowicz, Mary ^d   Hoch, Jeffrey S ^b   Sharp, Crystal ^e  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CD Sharp Information Systems Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; PATIENT RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 0142250432     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026000423918     Document Type: Review

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