Strengthening Ontario's system of housing for people with serious mental illness

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-95

  Sylvestre, John ^a   George, Lindsey ^b   Aubry, Tim ^a   Durbin, Janet ^c   Nelson, Geoffrey ^d   Trainor, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOUSING; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 41849126156     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2007-0014     Document Type: Review

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