Political dominance of mental health services in the People's Republic of China

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-502

  Yip, Kam Shing ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDEOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

CHINA; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 5144221211     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APIH.0000036472.42618.03     Document Type: Note

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