Community psychiatry in Singapore: An integration of community mental health services towards better patient care

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Wei, Ker Chiah ^a   Lee, Cheng ^a   Wong, Kim Eng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Community psychiatry; Delivery of healthcare; Integrated

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 33845948784     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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