Community/hospital indicators in South African public sector mental health services

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 181-187

  Lund, Crick ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0347026775     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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