Place and provision: Mapping mental health advocacy services in London

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 617-632

  Foley, Ronan ^a   Platzer, Hazel ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; GIS; GLMHAN; Mental health; Needs assessment; Service mapping; UK

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; HEALTH SERVICES; MAPPING; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONDON; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; STATE MEDICINE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845717496     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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