Mental health service policy, implementation and research in South Africa - Are we making progress?

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 32-37

  Thom, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 29544452562     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v10i2.141     Document Type: Article

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