Rural mental health and social geographies of caring

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-488

  Parr, Hester ^a   Philo, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring practice; Formal and informal care; Mental health; Relations; Roles

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 4644248211     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1464936032000137911     Document Type: Article

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