Challenges faced by South African health services in implementing the mental health care act

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 352-353

  Lund, C ^a   Stein, D J ^a   Flisher, A J ^a   Mehtar, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34249787311     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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