Mental health issues within the general health care system: Implications for the nursing profession

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Platania Phung, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; General health care system; Mental health problems; Nurses attitudes; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 30644458758     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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