Mental health reforms and their impact on consumer and carer participation: A perspective from Victoria, Australia

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-276

  Lammers, John ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 1642370768     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840490274769     Document Type: Review

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