From science to action: The Lancet series on global mental health

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-113

  Patel, Vikram ^a,c   Sartorius, Norman ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes   (Switzerland)

^c Sangath Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Global health; Health policy; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; SCALE UP;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLISHING; SCIENCE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 40349108322     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282f43c7f     Document Type: Note

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