Mental health reform in post-conflict areas: A policy analysis based on experiences in Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 246-251

  De Vries, Albert K ^a,c   Klazinga, Niek S ^b  

^a Ministerie van Justitie   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 33745684563     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki092     Document Type: Article

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