Some economic dimensions of the mental health jigsaw in Australia

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 808-831

  Williams, Ruth F G ^a   Doessel, D P ^b,c   Scheurer, Roman W ^b   Whiteford, Harvey ^b,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Economic sectors; Health services; Mental health services; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750266188     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610714661     Document Type: Article

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